Houben-Weyl is the acclaimed reference series for preparative methods in organic chemistry, in which all methods are organized according to the class of compound or functional group to be synthesized.

• Contains 146 000 product-specific experimental procedures,
  580 000 structures, and 700 000 references!
• The preparative significance of the methods for all classes of compounds is critically evaluated.
• The series includes data from as far back as the early 1800s to the present day.