In this two-volume handbook, the editors Norbert Krause and A. Stephen K. Hashmi present all the important aspects and facts related to this hot topic. The treatment covers the whole range from the synthesis and classification, via reactions, right up to possible applications in the synthesis of natural products and drugs. With their excellent contributions, an international team of outstanding authors highlight the multifarious uses and classes of allenes, making this an indispensable work for every organic chemist.