The chemist has a vast range of high-tech catalysts to use when working in fine chemical synthesis but the catalysts are generally hard to use and require both time, skill and experience to handle properly. The Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis series contains tested and validated procedures which provide a unique range resources for chemists who work in organic chemistry. "... of great value to synthetic organic chemists..." (The Chemists, Summer 2003) Volume 3 in the series focuses on catalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation and presents practical and detailed protocols on how to use sophisticated catalysts by the "inventors" and "developers" who created them. The combination of protocols and review commentaries helps the reader to easily and quickly understand and use the new high-tech catalysts.Content: Chapter 1 Considerations of Industrial Fine Chemical Synthesis (pages 1–12): Mark W. HooperChapter 2 Alkylation and Allylation Adjacent to a Carbonyl Group (pages 13–33): Fumitoshi Kakiuchi, Satoshi Ueno, Naoto Chatani, Michael North, Jose A. Fuentes, Barry Lygo and Benjamin I. AndrewsChapter 3 Asymmetric Alkylation or Amination of Allylic Esters (pages 35–57): Maria Zablocka, Marek Koprowski, Jean?Pierre Majoral, Mathieu Achard, Gerard Buono, Jerome Bayardon, Denis Sinou, Matthias Lotz, Gernot Kramer, Katja Tappe, Paul Knochel, Pierluigi Barbaro, Claudio Bianchini, Giuliano Giambastiani and Antonio TogniChapter 4 Suzuki Coupling Reactions (pages 59–90): Ana S. Abreu, Paula M. T. Ferreira, Maria?Joao R. P. Queiroz, Jie Wu, Lisha Wang, Reza Fathi, Zhen Yang, Ramon E. Huertas, John A. Soderquist, Tatsuo Ishiyama, Norio Miyaura, Bin Tao, David W. Boykin, Colin Baillie, Lijin Xu, Jianliang Xiao, Matthew L. Clarke, J. Derek Woollins, Nicholas Marion, Oscar Navarro, Roy A. Kelly and Steven P. NolanChapter 5 Heck Coupling Reactions (pages 91–112): Peter Nilsson, Mats Larhed, Lijin Xu, Jun Mo, Jianliang Xiao, Tim G. Kilroy, Yvonne M. Malone and Patrick J. GuiryChapter 6 Sonogashira Coupling Reactions (pages 113–125): Anupama Datta, Herbert Plenio, Chih?An Lin and Fen?Tair LuoChapter 7 Cross?Coupling Reactions (pages 127–153): Jun Terao, Nobuaki Kambe, Luis A. Sarandeses, Jose Perez Sestelo, Bryan A. Frieman, Bruce H. Lipshutz, John Mancuso, Masahiro Yoshida and Mark LautensChapter 8 Regioselective or Asymmetric 1,2?Addition to Aldehydes (pages 155–168): Kui?Thong Tan, Shu?Sin Chng, Hin?Soon Cheng, Teck?Peng Loh, Jens Rudolph, Carsten Bolm, Marco Lombardo, Sebastiano Licciulli, Stefano Morganti and Claudio TrombiniChapter 9 Olefin Metathesis Reactions (pages 169–180): Syuzanna Harutyunyan, Anna Michrowska, Karol Grela, Stephen J. Connon, Aideen M. Dunne, Siegfried Blechert, G. Bhaskar and B. Venkateswara RaoChapter 10 Cyclisation Reactions (pages 181–200): Jaime Blanco?Urgoiti, Gema Dominguez, Javier Perez?Castells, Ligang Zhao, Xiyan Lu, Minsheng He, Aiwen Lei, Xumu Zhang, Hiroshi Shinokubo, Koichiro Oshima, Antonio Rosales, Juan M. Cuerva and Enrique OltraChapter 11 Asymmetric Aldol and Michael Reactions (pages 201–223): Masakatsu Shibasaki, Shigeki Matsunaga, Naoya Kumagai, Zhuo Tang, Liu?Zhu Gong, Ai?Qiao Mi, Yao?Zhong Jiang, Masahito Watanabe, Kunihiko Murata and Takao IkariyaChapter 12 Stereoselective Hydroformylation, Carbonylation and Carboxylation Reactions (pages 225–250): Bernhard Breit, Martin Wills, Simon W. Breeden, Stefania Cserepi?Szucs, Jozsef Bakos, C. Ramesh, Y. Kubota, Y. Sugi, Tomoko Matsuda, Tadao Harada, Toru Nagasawa and Kaoru Nakamura