Provides practical information for laboratory workers, including properties of reagents and solvents, freezing mixtures, and drying agents· Explains storage and disposal methods for hazardous chemicals· Includes tables of spectroscopic data· Supplies key data n reference sources· Offers hints on searching the chemical literature A companion volume to the Dictionary of Organic Compounds, the Organic Chemist's Desk Reference compiles information from disparate sources to create a unique guide to the principles and practices of organic chemistry. This compact volume includes a variety of facts organic chemists need but often find difficult to locate in other references. This useful, affordable text provides both practitioners and non-specialists access to the many facts and methods that comprise the science of organic chemistry.