A guide to the preparation of organic compounds and types of reactions used in modern organic synthesis, emphasizing recent techniques. Covers lab basics such as safety, record keeping, and equipment, presents techniques for working with solvents, reagents, gases, and vacuum pumps, and details carrying out reactions, purification, and characterization. Includes a review of the chemical literature, and appendices listing properties of solvents, gases, reducing reagents, and oxidizing reagents. For postgraduates and advanced undergraduates. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.