Abbreviations..................................................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Syntheses......................................................................................................11
1.1Key-points to remember......................................................................................11
1.2Non-metal-catalyzed syntheses........................................................................... 13
1.3 Metal-catalyzedsyntheses...................................................................................24
Chapter 2 Reactivity of six-membered heterocycles.................................................. 35
2.1Key-points to remember ......................................................................................35
2.2 Typicalreactions.................................................................................................36
2.3Applications to heterocycles of interest – Multi-step syntheses.......................... 53
Chapter 3 Reactivity of five-membered heterocycles................................................. 57
3.1Key-points to remember......................................................................................57
3.2 Typicalreactions.................................................................................................58
3.3Applications to heterocycles of interest – Multi-steps syntheses........................ 68
Chapter 4 Reactivity of polyheterocycles containing both five[1]and six-membered rings.....................73
4.1Key-points to remember......................................................................................73
4.2Reactions.............................................................................................................74
Chapter 5 Answers........................................................................................................99
5.1Syntheses.............................................................................................................99
5.2Reactivity of six-membered rings...................................................................... 132
5.2.1Important points to keep in mind.................................................................... 132
5.2.2Typical reactions............................................................................................133
5.2.3Applications to heterocycles of interest – Multi-step syntheses..................... 161
5.3Reactivity of five-Membered rings ....................................................................167
5.3.1Typical reactions............................................................................................167
5.3.2Applications to heterocycles of interest – Multi-steps syntheses ...................183
5.4Reactivity of polyheterocycles containing both five- and six-membered rings .188
List of books and reviews...........................................................................................223
Appendix Basic notions of nomenclature or how to find out the ring structure from its name........................227