Consists of a series of 28 checked and edited procedures that describe in detail the preparation of generally useful synthetic reagents, intermediates or products or exemplify important new synthetic methods of expected broad applicability and significances. Chemoselective and stereoselective general synthetic techniques, optimized preparations of reagents currently not available commercially and preparation of enantiomerically pure materials beginning with readily available enantiomerically pure natural substances are among the topics covered.

Robert K. Boeckman is the author of Organic Synthesis, Volume 73, published by Wiley.