Publisher Description

This book classifies methods of synthesizing a heterocyclic ring which is fused to another ring. Classification is based on the functional group or groups present in the substrate, each chapter being devoted to the reactions of a particular pair of groups. The groups are arranged alphabetically so that they can be found easily. The book enables the reader to locate references (over 2000 are included) to the conversion of a wide variety of functional groups into heterocyclic rings of five to eight atoms. Each cyclization is shown as an equation which contains concise details or reagents, conditions, and yields. Since the classification of each cyclization is based on the functional groups involved, locating the relevant reference is independent of the identity of the ring in the substrate. This simplifies the search for the relevant reference.

Author Biography

Gwynn P. Ellis is the editor of Synthesis of Fused Heterocycles, Part 2, Volume 47, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

Acetal or Aldehyde and Amine or Carboxamide.

Acylamine and Carboxamide.

Acylamine or Amine and Ether.

Acyl Halide and Ring-Carbon or Ring-Nitrogen.

Aldehyde or Ketone and Ether.

Aldehyde or Ketone and Halogen.

Amine and Azide, Azo or Diazo.

Amine and Carboxylic Acid.

Amine and Enamine or Oxime.

Azide and Azo or Nitro.

Azide or Azo and Methyl or Methylene.

Azide and Ring-Nitrogen.

Carboxamide or Nitrile and Diazonium Salt.

Carboxylic Acid or Its Derivative and Halogen.

Carboxylic Acid, Acyl Chloride or Ester and Hydroxy or Ether.

Carboxylic Acid Halide or Ester and Nitrile.

1,2-Diamine.

Diazo or Diazonium Salt and Halogen or Methylene.

Enamine and a Non-Carbonyl Group.

Halogen and Ether or Hydroxy.

Halogen and Nitro.

Hydroxy and Ring-Carbon.

Ketone and Lactam Carbonyl.

List of Books and Monographs.

References.

Indexes.

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