Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry / Comprehensive Name Reactions (PDF)

Covers important name reactions relevant to heterocyclic chemistry

The field of heterocyclic chemistry has long presented a special
challenge for chemists. Because of the enormous amount and variety
of information, it is often a difficult topic to cover for
undergraduate and graduate chemistry students, even in simplified
form. Yet the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds and methods for
their synthesis form the bedrock of modern medicinal chemical and
pharmaceutical research. Thus there is a great need for high
quality, up-to-date, and authoritative books on heterocyclic
synthesis helpful to both the professional research chemist as well
as the advanced student.

Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry provides a
one-stop repository for this important field of organic chemistry.
The primary topics include three- and four-membered heterocycles,
five-membered heterocycles including indoles, furans, thiophenes,
and oxazoles, six-membered heterocycles including quinolines,
isoquinolines, and pyrimidines, and other heterocycles.

Each name reaction is summarized in seven sections:

* Description

* Historical perspective

* Mechanism

* Variations and improvements

* Synthetic utility

* Experimental

* References

Authored by a team of world-renowned contributors - some of whom
have discovered the very reactions they describe - Name
Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry represents a
state-of-the-art resource for students and researchers alike.