How to Synthesize Particular Functional Groups

Tlie book is divided into chapters based on the preparation of individual functional groups. Each chapter contains a few reactions used to prepare a particular functional group, a worked syntheses and an unworked syntheses problem section. The worked syntheses section is set up in a question-answer type format. The syntheses of a molecule is worked.out by taking the desired product and asking the question How can this molecule be prepared in one step from another molecule A . If A is not a permitted starting material, the question is then asked How can A be prepared in one step from another molecule B . Tliis format is continued until a permitted starting material is arrived at. 

You will learn how alkenes are synthesized when you study compounds that undergo elimination reactions. The various reactions that can be used to synthesize alkenes are listed in Appendix III Summary of Methods Used to Synthesize a Particular Functional Group. ... 

The purpose of this article is twofold to examine how a particular group of ruthenium(II) complexes may be synthesized and to consider emission properties of these compounds as a function of molecular structure. It is our hope that ligand features important to efficient emission in this class of compounds will be somewhat clarified, and that guidelines for the synthesis of specific complexes will be laid out. While this review is not meant to be exhaustive we have attempted to include the major developments in synthesis and emission studies up through the end of 1985. 

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