Covers important name reactions relevant to heterocyclic chemistryThe field of heterocyclic chemistry has long presented a specialchallenge for chemists. Because of the enormous amount and varietyof information, it is often a difficult topic to cover forundergraduate and graduate chemistry students, even in simplifiedform. Yet the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds and methods fortheir synthesis form the bedrock of modern medicinal chemical andpharmaceutical research. Thus there is a great need for highquality, up-to-date, and authoritative books on heterocyclicsynthesis helpful to both the professional research chemist as wellas the advanced student.Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry provides aone-stop repository for this important field of organic chemistry.The primary topics include three- and four-membered heterocycles,five-membered heterocycles including indoles, furans, thiophenes,and oxazoles, six-membered heterocycles including quinolines,isoquinolines, and pyrimidines, and other heterocycles.Each name reaction is summarized in seven sections:* Description* Historical perspective* Mechanism* Variations and improvements* Synthetic utility* Experimental* ReferencesAuthored by a team of world-renowned contributors - some of whomhave discovered the very reactions they describe - NameReactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry represents astate-of-the-art resource for students and researchers alike.