Heterocyclic chemistry is the biggest branch of chemistry covering two-thirds of the chemical literature. This series covers hot topics of frontier research summarized by reputed scientists in the field.

Heterocyclicmoleculesplayasigni?cantroleinlifeprocessesandhaveplayed a major rolein industrial developments of the last century, for instance in the ?eld of dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, polymers etc. They comprise not onlysomeofthemostinterestingandbiologicallyimportantnaturalproducts like alkaloids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and antibiotics but include many practical drugs and a large segment of known synthetic organic compounds. Hencescientistshavedevotedagreatamountofeffortto?ndoptimalsynthetic approachesto a variety ofheterocyclic compounds. Amongthemostsuccessfulandselectivesyntheticprocessesarecycload- tionreactions,since theyinvolvesimultaneous orsequential formationoftwo ormorebondsoftenwithahighdegreeofstereoselectivityandregioselectivity. Forinstance, 1,3 dipolar cycloadditionsareelectronicallyequivalent to Diels Alder reactions and are among the most common 5-membered ring-forming systems. In addition they usually proceed with a high degree of stereo- and regio-control.It is therefore, not surprising that synthesis of many important classesofheterocycles,includingthoseofusefulbiologicallyactivemolecules, haveutilized cycloadditionsteps intheir formation.Furthermore,manyhe- rocyclesserve as intermediates in the synthesis of polyfunctional molecules. In this volume we present ?ve selected contributions by well-known - thors, each an authority in his ?eld. The ?rst chapter deals with construction ofisoxazolines(dihydroisoxazoles)via1,3-dipolarcycloadditionsofnitronates or of nitrile oxides generated from nitroalkanes. This includes inter- as well as intramolecular processes. Many of these heterocycles possess important synthetic and biological properties and are shown to lead to stereo- and - gioselectiveintroductionofmultifunctionalmoleculessuchasaminoalcohols, ?-amino acids, aldols, nitriles, and others.

Heterocyclic chemistry is the biggest branch of chemistry covering two-third of the chemical literature The series covers hot topics of frontier research summarized by reputed scientists in the field Our review series is topic related Online version available on SpringerLink.com Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Isoxazolines from Nitro Compounds: Synthesis and Applications.- Cycloaddition Reactions of Azides Including Bioconjugation.- Enantioselective Cycloadditions of Azomethine Ylides.- Heterocycles by Cycloadditions of Carbonyl Ylides Generated from Diazo Ketones.- Heterocycles from Unsaturated Phosphorus Ylides.