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This book is designed for graduates in chemistry and allied sciences. The first chapter broadly deals with the generation, structure and stability of several reaction intermediates. The value of these intermediates as synthetic tools is discussed. This is followed by a chapter on the modification of the functional group by oxidation and reduction methods. A large section of the book is devoted to a discussion on the carbon-carbon single bond formation by various techniques, such as alkylation of enolate anions, organo metallic reagents, and the familiar Diels Alder reaction. The recently introduced versatile photochemical, supported reagents, PTC catalysis which provide powerful synthetic protocols have been discussed separately.