DEAN’S HANDBOOK OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY George W. Gokel, Ph.D. PREFACE The first edition of the Handbook of Organic Chemistry was edited by Professor John A. Dean. It appeared in 1987 and has served as a widely used and convenient reference work for more than 15 years. When Professor Dean asked if I would work with him to develop a second edition, I was pleased to do so. I felt that as valuable as the first edition was, it would be more broadly useful if it contained discussions of the data, the means by which the data were acquired, and perhaps even how the data are applied in modern science. We thus began the revision with enhanced usability as the foremost goal. Sadly, just as we were beginning the effort, Professor Dean passed away. He will be sorely missed. In following the original plan, many figures, structures, discussions of the methods, and illustrations of the data have been...