SynopsisIn this second edition, which has been completely revised, Laue and Plagens (both of Volkswagen AG) provide a reference they believe is suitable for reference and for supplemental study in organic chemistry courses. The arrange the reactions in alphabetical order, include a single-sentence description of the reaction, a formula scheme, and an introductory description of the reaction. When appropriate they describe side-reactions, variants and modified procedures with respect to product distribution and yields, and include references of original literature, review articles and reference works