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Jie Jack Li earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1995 at Indiana University. After a stint as a postdoctoral fellow MIT, he worked as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb from 1997 to 2012. He is now an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of San Francisco teaching organic and medicinal chemistry. He has published 17 books ranging from organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry to the history of drug discovery. Most recent books include: Total Synthesis of Natural Products: At the Frontiers of Organic Chemistry (2013, Springer) with E.J. Corey; Drug Discovery: Practices, Processes, and Perspectives, (2013, Wiley) with E.J. Corey; Modern Drug Synthesis (2010, Wiley), with Doug Johnson; and Triumph of the Heart-the Story of Statins (2009, Oxford University Press).

• From the Contents: Alder ene reaction.- Baran Reagents.- Bargellini Reaction.- Barton–Zard reaction.- Beirut reaction.- Boyland–Sims oxidation.- Cattallani Reaction.- Danheiser annulation.- Kolbe-Schmitt Reaction.- Larock Indole Synthesis.- Li A3 Reaction.- McMillan Catalyst.- Meth-Cohn Quinoline Synthesis.- Sanford Reaction.- Shi-White Reagent.- Stevens Rearrangement.- Stork–Danheiser alkylation.- Weinreb Amide.- Yu C-H Activation.- Zaitsev Elimination.- Zinin Benzidine Rearrangement (Semidine Rearrangement).

From the book reviews: "Li (Univ. of San Francisco; formerly, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb) continues to update and improve his series on named organic chemical reactions with this fifth edition ... . The book illustrates the stepwise mechanisms of each reaction, making it an excellent teaching tool for undergraduates. Academic libraries supporting organic chemistry programs as well as professional organic chemists will want to own this book. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)