INTRODUCTION 1
SUGGESTED PROCEDURE 1
Preliminary Investigation 1
Detection of Constituent Elements 3
Detection of Characteristic Groupings 5
Section A．Compounds containing carbon，hydrogen and oxygen only 6
Section B．Compounds containing nitrogen 12
Section C．Compounds containing sulphur 15
Section D．Compounds containing halogen 16
Section E．Compounds containing a metal 17
Separation of Mixtures by Chemical Means 18
Preparation of Derivatives 19
STANDARD REFERENCE WORKS 21
EXPLANATION OF TABLES 21
Special Conventions and Abbreviations 23
PREPARATION OF DERIVATIVES(GENERAL) 23
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS，ETHERS AND HALIDES 27
ALIPHATIC AND ALICYCLIC HYDROCARBONS 28
ALKYL HALIDES 32
ALIPHATIC ETHERS 35
ALCOHOLS 36
PHENOLS 40
ALDEHYDES AND KETONES；QUINONES 46
CARBOHYDRATES AND GLUCOSIDES 53
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS 56
ESTERS 58
HYDROXY-ACIDS 66
CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES 71
AMINES AND AMINO-ACIDS；ANILIDES 73
AROMATIC NITRO-COMPOUNDS 81
SULPHONIC ACIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 85
AMINOSULPHONIC ACIDS 88
INDEX 90