Abstract
THE preceding volumes of this series have been reviewed in these columns and are well known to most chemists. The present volume is in every respect similar. Some of the syntheses described are likely to be of use to research workers in the preparation of their starting materials, such as the syntheses of acrolein, benzil, octanol, and hexanol, but others are more of the nature of students' preparation.The reviewr himself has tested the synthesis of acrolein given, and found that the notes simplify the process considerably and that the yields quoted can easily be reproduced. The volume also contains the recent references in the current literature relating to synthess published in the previous volume, and the policy is adhered to of repeating syntheses wheen improved methods have been afterwards described e.g.benzil. While these volumes serve a very good purpose, it is a great pity that the price charged should be so large. As it would ultimately be best to have the volumes bound together, it would be a good plan if a cheaper edition were publiushed with less elaborate bindings.
Organic Syntheses: an Annual Publication of Satisfactory Methods for the Preparatión of Organic Chemicals.
Henry
Gilman
Roger
Adams
H. T.
Clarke
J. B.
Conant
C. S.
Marvel
Frank C.
Whitmore
Editorial Board:. Vol. 6. Pp. vii + 120. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1926.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Organic Syntheses: an Annual Publication of Satisfactory Methods for the Preparatión of Organic Chemicals . Nature 119, 668 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119668b0
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