Hydroxyketones: Preparation and Physical Properties (c2500pp in 4 volumes) SUMMARY VOLUME 1- Hydroxybenzophenones are useful synthetic intermediates in chemical industry, for example in pharmaceuticals, dyes, fragrances, agrochemicals, explosives and plastics. In this handbook, the diverse ways of obtaining over 1900 hydroxybenzophenones are described, and their physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data references are indicated. Hence, ketones are classified methodic