R.J.K. Taylor - Organocopper chemistry: an overview; R.J.K. Taylor and G. Casy - General procedures: starting materials and reaction guidelines; R.D. Rieke and W. R. Klein - Preparation of reagents using activated copper; P. Knochel, M.J. Rozema, and C.E. Tucker - Preparation of highly functionalized reagents; B.H. Lipschutz - Higher order cuprates; E. Nakamura - Me 3 SiCl accelerated conjugate additions; Y. Yamamoto and T. Ibuka - BF 3 /AlCl 3 mediated conjugate addition and substitution reactions; A. Alexakis - Asymmetric conjugate addition; M. Suzuki and R. Noyori - Conjugate addition - enolate trapping reactions; I. Campbell - Sonogashira Cu/Pd catalysed alkyne coupling; J.F. Normant - Alkyne carbocupration and polyene synthesis via palladium catalysed coupling; I. Fleming - Synthetic applications of silyl and stannyl cuprates; R.A.J. Smith - Mechanistic studies of organocopper reactions; R.J.K. Taylor and J.M. Herbert - Appendix 1: Compilation of organocopper preparations; Appendix 2: Suppliers of reagents and specialist items.