Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 6

Substituted Heterocyclic Compounds by Selective Control of Halogen-Dance Reactions (J. Frohlich). Heterocycles as Vehicles for Synthesis (A. Padwa). Three-Membered Ring Systems (A. Padwa, S.S. Murphree). Four-Membered Ring Systems (J. Parrick, L.K. Mehta). Five-Membered Ring Systems. Part 1: Thiophenes & Se & Te analogs (J.B. Press, R.K. Russell). Part 2: Pyrroles and benzo derivatives (R.J. Sundberg, P.V. Nguyen). Part 3: Furans and benzo derivatives (C.W. Bird). Part 4: With more than one N atom (S.A. Lang Jr, V.J. Lee). Part 5: With N & S (Se) atoms (R. Tanaka). Part 6: With O & S (Se, Te) atoms (R.A. Aitken). Part 7: With O & N atoms (G.V. Boyd). Six-Membered Ring Systems. Part 1: Pyridine and benzo derivatives (J.E. Toomey, R. Murugan). Part 2: Diazines and benzo derivatives (G. Heinisch, B. Matuszczak). Part 3: Triazines, tetrazines, and fused ring polyaza systems (D.T. Hurst). Part 4: With O and/or S atoms (J.D. Hepworth, B.M. Heron). Seven-Membered Rings (M. Balasubramanian). Eight-Membered and Larger Rings (G.R. Newkome). Subject Index.

Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry (PHC) Volume 6 reviews critically the heterocyclic literature essentially published in 1993. The first two chapters are given over to reviews. In Chapter 1 the fascinating subject of the "Halogen Dance" is comprehesively surveyed by J. Frohlich of the Technical University of Vienna. The author also discusses some of his unpublished results on the topic. The second review is of an entirely new format for PHC. The President of ISHC A. Padwa describes the application of selected "Heterocycles as Vehicles for Synthesis". The remaining chapters describe advances in the heterocyclic field arranged, as in previous volumes, according to ring-size. Numerous diagrams and a brief index are also included.

For organic chemists involved in academic or industrial research, as well as graduate students studying in this field.