Science of Synthesis

Science of Synthesis Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations is the entirely new edition of the acclaimed reference series, Houben-Weyl.  This new edition 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.

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Our organometallics category booklet (2.3 MB) as well as interactive sample contributions for Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 4, and Volume 5 can be downloaded here in pdf format.

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