Jeremiah P. Freeman is the editor of Organic Syntheses, Collective Volume 9, published by Wiley.

• Partial table of contents: Synthesis of 2-Substituted Naphthalenediol Derivatives UsingChromium Carbene Complexes:1-Acetoxy-2-Butyl-4-Methoxynaphthalene. Highly Reactive Calcium for the Preparation of OrganocalciumReagents: Preparation of 1-Adamantylcalcium Halides and TheirAddition to Ketones: 1-(1-Adamantyl) Cycohexanol. Bis(Trifluoroethyl)(Carboethoxymethyl)Phosphonate. N-tert--Butoxycarbonyl-2-Bromopyrrole. Allylic Alcohols by Alkene Transfer from Zirconium to Zinc:1-[(tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl)Oxy]-Dec-3-En-5-Ol. 1,3,5-Cyclooctatriene. Diethyl 1-Propyl-2-Oxoethylphosphonate. 3, 4-Diethylpyrrole. Dialkyl Mesoxalates by Ozonolysis of Dialkyl Benzalmalonates:Dimethyl Mesoxalate. Manganese-Copper-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of OrganomagnesiumReagents to ,beta-Ethylenic Ketones:2-(1,1-Dimethylpentyl)-5-Methyl Cyclohexanone. 4-Dodecylbenzenesulfonyl Azides. Ethyl 2-Methyl-5-Phenyl-3-Furancarboxylate. Preparation and Reactions of Alkenylchromium Reagents:2-Hexyl-5-Phenyl-1-Penten-3-OL. Preparation and Use of (Methoxymethoxy)Methyllithium:1-(Hydroxymethyl) Cycloheptanol. Acetylenic Ethers from Alcohols and Their Reduction to Z- andE-Enol Ethers: 1-Menthoxy-1-Butyne. Methyl 5-Methoxyindole-2-Acetate. A General Method for the Preparation of -Branched Amino Acids:(S)-2-Methyl Proline. Synthesis of Epoxides Using Dimethyldioxirane: trans-StilbeneOxide. Tris(Trimethylsilyl)Silane. Indexes.