TY - BOOK TI - Science of synthesis: Houben-Weyl methods of molecular transformations SN - 3131121319 (Stuttgart : v. 1) AV - QD262 .S35 2000 U1 - 547/.2 21 PY - 2000///-2010 CY - Stuttgart, New York PB - Thieme KW - Organic compounds KW - Synthesis N1 - Vol. 1 published in 2001; Volume editor varies per each volume; Previous eds. published in German, under title: Methoden der organischen Chemie. The 4th ed. is also known as Houben-Weyl; Accompanied by: Table of contents. [A combination of approved, revised, draft, and final manuscript table of contents ... useful for cross-referencing between volumes]. 4th [i.e. 5th] ed. 2000. 258 p. ; 26 cm.; Guidebook. [Editorial description. Information for authors. Sample contribution]. 4th [i.e. 5th] ed. 2000. 135 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.; and, Guidebook. [Editorial description. Information for authors. Sample contribution]. 5th ed. 2001. 141 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.; and category 1-6, cumulative indexes N2 - New edition of the acclaimed reference series, Houben-Weyl. This new ed. is published in English and is available in both print and electronic formats. Clear and systematic, Science of Synthesis provides practical solutions and offers a route through the mass of information available in the primary literature. This one-stop reference tool is: Comprehensive: contains synthetic models selected by world-renowned experts, with full experimental procedures and background information. Reliable: the international editorial board is made up of distinguished chemists with unparalleled experience and competence. Logical and easy-to-navigate: information is organized in a hierarchical system based on the compound or functional group to be synthesized. Authoritative: critically evaluates the preparative applicability and significance of the synthetic methods. Wide-ranging: considers methods from journals, books, and patent literature from the early 1800s up to the present day and presents important synthetic methods for all classes of compounds ER -