INTRODUCTION O 



Chemistry, advanced texts, reviews: 



Oilman, H. , Organic Chemistry , 4 vols. , John Wiley, N. Y. , J. and 2 1943, 3 and 



4 1953. 

 Zechmeister, L. editor, Fortschritte der Chemie Organischer Naturstoffe , 



Springer Verlag, Vienna, Vol. J^ 1938-present. 

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 Cook, J. W. , ed. , Progress in Organic Chemistry , Academic Press, Vol. 1 



1952-present. 

 Quarterly Reviews 

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Chemistry , 2nd ed. John Wiley, N. Y. , 1957. 

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Chemistry, primary journals: 

 Chemistry and Industry 

 Tetrahedron 



Journal of the American Chemical Society 

 Chemische Berichte 

 Helvetica Chimica Acta 

 Journal of Organic Chemistry 

 Acta Chemica Scandinavica 

 Analytical Chemistry 



Pharmacy, advanced texts, reviews: 



AUport, N. L. , The Chemistry and Pharmacy of Vegetable Drugs , Chemical Publ. 



Co. , Brooklyn 1944. 

 Jenkins, G. L. , Hartung, W. H. , Hamlin, K. E. , and Data, J. B., The Chemistry 



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Pharmacy, primary journals: 

 Die Pharmazie 

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 Archiv der Pharmazie 

 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 



PROPERTIES, OCCURRENCE, AND FUNCTION 



For the compounds discussed usually only a few salient properties are described 

 under this heading in order to give a general picture. More specific properties are 

 more conveniently described in the section "Characterization". Within any group of com- 

 pounds several specific compounds are selected for structural representation. The most 

 familiar or important compounds of a group are almost always included; beyond this there 

 is no attempt at an exhaustive survey of plant products. Rather, structures have been 

 chosen to illustrate the range of possibilities within a group. In order to make this gamut 

 clear, rare compounds at the extreme ends of it have sometimes been depicted to the ex- 

 clusion of more common derivatives which lie well within the range of variation. Knowing 



