Roger Adams was an American organic chemist. He is best known for the eponymous Adams' catalyst, and his work did much to determine the composition of naturally occurring substances such as complex vegetable oils and plant alkaloids.

• 1. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols--The Late HomerAdkins 2. The Synthesis of Ketones from Acid Halides and OrganometallicCompounds of Magnesium, Zinc, and Cadmium--David A. Shirley 3. The Acylation of Ketones to form beta-Diketones or beta-KetoAldehydes--Charles R. Hauser, Frederic W. Swamer, and Joe T.Adams 4. The Sommelet Reaction--S. J. Angyal 5. The Synthesis of Aldehydes from Carboxylic Acids--ErichMosettig 6. The Metalation Reaction with Organolithium Compounds--HenryGilman and John W. Morton, Jr. 7. beta-Lactones--Harold E. Zaugg 8. The Reaction of Diazomethane and Its Derivatives with Aldehydesand Ketones--C. David Gutsche Index