Michael B. Smith is a Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut.  He is the lead coauthor of the fifth and sixth editions and author of the seventh edition of March's Advanced Organic Chemistry and the author of the previous 6 volumes of the Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods (Wiley) as well as several other monographs.  Professor Smith is the author of 23 books, including monographs and textbooks at both the graduate and undergraduate level.

• Preface viiIntroduction ixIndex, Monofunctional Compounds xviiIndex, Difunctional Compounds xixAbbreviations xxiAbout the Author xxv1 Preparation of Alkynes 12 Preparation of Acid Derivatives 133 Preparation of Acohols 214 Preparation of Aldehydes 755 Preparation of Alkyls, Methylenes, and Arkyls 896 Preparation of Amides 2257 Preparation of Amines 2598 Preparation of Esters 3039 Preparation of Ethers, Epoxides, and Thioethers 32510 Preparation of Halides and Sulfonates 35111 Preparation of Hydrides 36512 Preparation of Ketones 37113 Preparation of Nitriles 39914 Preparation of Alkenes 40915 Preparation of Oxides 43316 Preparation of Difunctional Compounds 445Author Index 629