有用性の高い、人名反応・試薬に関する情報を集録した参考図書。The most comprehensive resource available for students and bench chemists navigating the ever-growing group of named reactions and reagents. Contains detailed reaction schemes and mechanism illustrations for each listing. Includes information on the application of each named reaction, as well as details on experimental procedures and related reactions. Offers biographical information on the person (or persons) for which the reaction is named.

To fill a gap he perceived as a student, Wang (U. of Houston-Clear Lake) began preparation of this reference in 2000, his aim being to assemble in a convenient manner descriptions of various organic reactions, detailed experimental procedures, and references--for those seeking to perform similar or modified reactions. The result is a three-volume work covering 701 named organic reactions and including many thousands of citations (over 36,000) from all types of literature, from 70 countries. For each reaction a brief history is included along with a general explanation and coverage of mechanism, modification, application, and related reactions, as well as experimental examples and references. This reference is intended for scientists and graduate students working in organic and organometallic chemistry, as well as those in bio-, medical, pharmaceutical, and environmental chemistry, and material science. Annotation 2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)