Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis

by Theodora W. Greene and Peter G.M. Wuts

Book Overview

A frequent requirement in organic synthesis is the protection of one or more of the major functional groups - the hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, carbonyl and sulfhydryl groups. For these major functional groups, this book provides concise, comprehensive coverage of the most useful protective groups. For each functional group, a short section discusses the chemistry of the classes of protective groups that are available. The chemistry of the individual protective groups in the class is then described using structures, equations and references.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471623016
• ISBN13: 9780471623014
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A must have for any synthetic laboratory

There are other protecting group books out there but I found this one to be the most comprehensive and easy to use.

Essential

If you are a graduate student in organic chemistry then this book is a must. It will help with class work as well as your lab work. This book is the authority on protective groups and is an essential reference.

essential reference

Like every other edition of Greene's Protective Groups, this updated version is concise with reliable references and schematics. All researchers need this book.

Indispensible

Quite possibly the most important protecting group book published. The new edition is out and is even more extensive and completely up to date. However, "Greene and Wuts" is a bible in the laboratory. Many of you who will read this have probably scrambled for your copy of "Greene," as it is affectionately known, when designing a synthesis. Also check out Kocienski's protecting group book and his extensive reviews if you do not know about them.