Organic Syntheses, Volume 68

An update to the continuing series containing 31 edited and checked preparations that represent the most active and advanced areas in organic synthesis. These procedures are presented in six categories: simple one- and two- carbon synthons, chiral auxiliaries and stereocontrolled processes, organometallic reagents, useful starting materials for complex syntheses, new reactions of potentially broad utility and cryptands with novel guest-host properties. Partial table of contents:

Trimethylsilyldiazomethane (T. Shioiri, et al.).

Acetyltrimethylsilane (J. Soderquist).

3-Butylcyclobutenone (R. Danheiser, et al.).

Allyltributyltin (N. Halligan & L. Blaszczak).

Allylic Acetoxylation of Cycloalkenes: 2-Cyclohepten-1-Yl Acetate(A. Heumann, et al.).

3-Methyl-2(5H)-Furanone (J. Nasman).

The Carroll Rearrangement: 5-Dodecen-2-One (S. Wilson & C.Augelli).

Cumulative Author Index for Volumes 65-68.

Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes 65-68.

James D. White is the author of Organic Syntheses, Volume 68, published by Wiley.