Third Edition entitled Aromatic Hydroxyketones: Preparation and Physical
Properties to be published in 2010 as a 4-volume handbook set including: Vol. 1:
HydroxybenzophenonesVol. 2: Hydroxyacetophenones IVol. 3: Hydroxyacetophenones
IIVol. 4: Hydroxypropiophenones, Hydroxyisobutyrophenones, Hydroxypivalophenones
and Derivatives---------------Hydroxyacetophenones constitute the starting
material for a wide variety of syntheses in organic chemistry. They are
versatile building blocks serving many different applications, such as specialty
polymers, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. In this Handbook the diverse ways
of obtaining over 3000 hydroxyacetophenones are described and their
physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data references are indicated. The
Handbook is presented in dictionary style, with a logical classification of the
ketones, making the information easily available for consultation.Ketones are
classified