Book excerpt: Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis provides an up-to-date, A-to-Z listing of reagents cited in synthetic literature. • Covers, in volume 28, chemical literature and methodologies from July 2011 - December 2012 • Features entries with concise descriptions, illustrations of chemical reactions, selected examples of applications • Includes author indexes and subject indexes • Offers practical information on making/buying reagent, its usefulness, where to find complete details