This text, written for graduate and postgraduate chemistry students, provides an extensive coverage of various organic reactions, rearrangements and reagents, with emphasis on their applications in organic synthesis. In the chapters on oxidation and reduction, a summary of oxidation and reduction of organic compounds with the different reagents are detailed in a tabular form. The most common encountered reaction intermediates have been elaborated upon. Applications of organic reagents are illustrated with examples. Pericyclic and photochemical reactions, solved problems on reaction mechanism as well as several new reactions and reagents, enable the reader to enhance their understanding of the subject.

• New and • New chapters on ‘Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces’ and ‘Electronic Displacements and Concept of Acid-Base’ • All chapters thoroughly revised and updated with the insertion of more C-C bond coupling reactions, Dioxiranes, Dess Martin oxidation reagent etc. • Several named reactions and reagents added • Solved problems, fill in the blanks and MCQ’s added • Helpful for students preparing for competitive examinations

Preface to the Fifth Edition / Preface to the First Edition / Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces / Electronic Displacements and Concepts of Acid-Base / Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Pathways / Reaction Intermediates, Ylides and Enamines / Oxidation / Reduction / Some Reactions, Mechanisms and Applications / Molecular Rearrangements / Organometallic Compounds / Reagents / Pericyclic Reactions / Photochemical Reactions / Solved Problems / Index.

Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Students & Chemists