Fused Five-Membered Hetarenes with One Heteroatom (Volume 10)

"In summary, Volume 10 in the Science of Synthesis series provides a treasured database with a level of organization that will make a welcome addition to the field. It will be indispensable to any serious modern practitioner of chemical synthesis in industrial and academic institutions in the varied disciplines of chemical sciences. The tome should be invaluable to discovery, medicinal, and process chemists alike, providing a wealth of information and data in conveniently accessed form."

Erick M. Carreira, Zürich, Switzerland
Synthesis 2001, No. 4, 669–670

Five-Membered Hetarenes with Two Nitrogen or Phosphorus Atoms (Volume 12)

"Overall the book is extremely well written; clear diagrams and tables are provided throughout, and the subject index and the detailed contents list make navigation of the 700 pages fairly straightforward. This book would be a very welcome addition to any library, where it would complement other similar works on heterocyclic chemistry."

C. Moody, University of Exeter, UK
Synthesis 2002, No. 15, 2318

Six-Membered Hetarenes with One Chalcogen (Volume 14)

"While, by the Volume Editor’s own admission, Science of Synthesis is not intended to be comprehensive, this volume shares, with all its predecessors in this series, the broad subject coverage, high level of critical assessment, exhaustive referencing and inclusion of illustrative reaction protocols which will make the complete work (if the term ‘complete’ can ever be applied to such an immense project) a truly unique production in the area of organic chemistry. Each volume deservedly becomes an essential institutional reference work from the day that it is published. However, no matter how praiseworthy the aims of Science of Synthesis, the project would fail without the ability, enthusiasm and hard work of the contributing authors and the overriding diligence of each Volume Editor. In Volume 14 the Science of Synthesis series has been well served by its team of contributors."

Laurence Harwood, Reading University, UK
SYNTHESIS 2004, No. 3, pp 480–480