Contents: B. Alcaide · P. Almendros: Novel Aspects on the Preparation of Spirocyclic and Fused Unsual ß-Lactams.- S.S. Bari · A. Bhalla: Spirocyclic ß-Lactams: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Heterocycles.- L. Troisi · C. Granito · E. Pindinelli: Novel and Recent Synthesis and Applications of ß-Lactams.- C. Palomo · M. Oiarbide: ß-Lactams Ring Opening: A Useful Entry to Amino Acids and Relevant Nitrogen-Containing Compounds.- B. Mandal · P. Ghosh · B. Basu: Recent Approaches Towards Solid Phase Synthesis of ß-Lactams.- A.Arrieta · B. Lecea · F.P. Cossio: Computational Studies on the Synthesis of ß-Lactams Via [ 2+2] Thermal Cycloadditions.- B. K. Banik · I. Banik · F. F. Becker: Novel Anticancer ß-Lactams

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Novel Aspects on the Preparation of Spirocyclic and Fused Unusual ?-Lactams.- Spirocyclic ?-Lactams: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Heterocycles.- Novel and Recent Synthesis and Applications of ?-Lactams.- ?-Lactam Ring Opening: A Useful Entry to Amino Acids and Relevant Nitrogen-Containing Compounds.- Recent Approaches Toward Solid Phase Synthesis of ?-Lactams.- Computational Studies on the Synthesis of ?-Lactams via [2+2] Thermal Cycloadditions.- Novel Anticancer ?-Lactams.