heavy type and are wisely repeated as necessary rather than being replaced by references to a previous mention of the hazard. The IR and proton NMR spectra of the products are depicted. T1.C is often used, but GLC is not. A number of the experiments use phase transfer catalysis. Some of the syntheses areof common substances such asaspirin, phenacetin, and DEET. There are a couple of isolation experiments-caffeine from tea leaves and eugenol from clovesbut no experiments on kinetics, polymers, carbohydrates, or amino acids. Questions and exercises are found at the end of each chapter.Part I11 (161 pp.) coven the qualitative analysis of the main organic functional groups. Several new classification tests utilizing phase-transfer catalysis are employed as is spectroscopic confirmation of structure. Forty-seven pages of derivative tables are in Part Ill. 1 believe the authors should have omitted the IXototization of Primary Amines (p. 542) from their procedures. Carcinogenic nitrosamines, which are not mentioned in the text, might he formed from secondary amine contaminants o r by misapplication of the test to a secondary amine.Durst and Gokel have written a first rate, modern laharatory text which gives today's safety conscious instructor a large number of experiments to chwse from and allows him to incorporate qualitative organic analysis into the laboratory without requiring purchase of an additional text.