Abbreviations. Index, Monofunctional Compounds. Index, Difunctional Compounds. Preparation of Acetylenes. Preparation of Carboxylic Acids, Acid Halides, and Anhydrides. Preparation of Alcohols and Phenols. Preparation of Aldehydes. Preparation of Alkyls, Methylenes, and Aryls. Preparation of Amides. Preparation of Amines. Preparation of Esters. Preparation of Ethers and Epoxides. Preparation of Halides and Sulfonates. Preparation of Hydrides. Preparation of Ketones. Preparation of Nitriles. Preparation of Olefins. Preparation of Difunctional Compounds.
Michael Bryant Smith earned a B.S. in Chemistry (1969) from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (1977) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
He was occupied as Visiting Professor at the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (Catholic University Louvain), Belgium (1986); Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut (1979-1987); Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut (1987-1994) and Professor at the University of Connecticut (1994-)