There are various kinds of chemicals and chemical processes that take place to result in some kind of desired product as a final one. The production industry uses a lot of such chemicals. The reagents are the chemicals that help in a chemical reaction. This book 'Organic Synthesis and Organic Reagents' talks about the synthesis of various chemicals and the use of reagents in those processes. The book informs the readers about all the related aspects and explains the various steps involved and the reason behind the use of the specific reagent.
About the Author: Prof. Ramesh Chandra is an outstanding scientist, revered teacher and an exceptionally successful administrator. He is currently heading Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, where he is serving as Professor for the last more than 26 years and Founder Director of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, since March 1991. He has been Vice-Chancellor, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi for six years (1999-2005); Member, Planning Commission, Government of U.P, India as well as the President of the Indian Chemical Society (2004-2006). Professor Chandra started his research career at the University of Delhi, thereafter he went to The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center and the Rockefeller University, New York; State University of New York at Stonybrook, USA as Assistant Research Professor. He conducted advanced research at the Harvard University Medical School- Massachusetts General Hospital, jointly at MIT, Cambridge, USA. Over the last 38 years, Professor Chandra has contributed largely in the field of Chemical Sciences and particularly in New Drug Discovery and Development as well as Drug Metabolism. He has to his credit several patents, published more than 300 original Scientific Research Papers/ Review Articles in International journals of repute and six of his internationally acclaimed scientific Books. Prof. Chandra is the recipient of several professional national/ international recognitions; these includes: Millennium Plaques of Honor (Life Time Achievement Award for Contribution in Science & Technology) by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) for 2017-2018, Award of the Highest Honor of Soka University, Tokyo, Japan (2000); J William Fulbright Scholarship (1993); The Rockefeller Foundation USA-Biotechnology Career Award (1993); and several others.