Organic Syntheses, Volume 67

Offers 30 reliable, proven preparations--some which demonstrate new general synthetic applications and others for specific compounds of broad interest--focusing on the use of organometallic reagents and synthesis of chiral molecules. Partial table of contents:

Enantiometric (S)-(-)- and (R)-(-)-1,1'-Binaphthyl-2,2'-DiylHydrogen Phosphate (J. Jacques & C. Fouquey).

(R)-(-)- and (S)-(-)-2,2'-BIS (Diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-Binaphythyl(Binap) (H. Takaya, et al.).

Addition of Dialkylamines to N/Myrcene: N,N-Diethylgeranylamine (K.Takabe, et al.).

(-)-Salsolidine (A. Meyers, et al.).

Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Acid Chlorides with OrganotinReagents: Ethyl (E)-4-(4-Nitro-Phenyl)-4-OXO-2-Butenoate (A.Renaldo, et al.).

4,4-Dimethyl-2-Cyclopenten-1-One (D. Pauley, et al.).

Ethynyl p-Tolyl Sulfone (L. Waykole & L. Paquette).

Methyl 7-Hydroxyhept-5-Ynoate (G. Casy, et al.).

4-Methoxy-3-Penten-2-One (G. Kraus, et al.).

Bruce E. Smart is the author of Organic Syntheses, Volume 67, published by Wiley.