Oxazoles, Volume 60, Part A

The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds series attempts to make the extraordinarily complex and diverse field of heterocyclic chemistry as organized and readily accessible as possible, presenting a basic reference collection for practicing researchers. Volume 60, Oxazoles: Synthesis, Reactions, and Spectroscopy, Part A proves the sole comprehensive resource on the synthetic chemistry of oxazoles–heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen and oxygen, specifically five-membered, unsaturated rings. Oxazoles have a wide variety of applications in synthetic organic chemistry and have been found in numerous natural products such as hennoxazole, thiangazole, calyculin, halicondrins, pyrenolide, virginiamycin, amphotericin, and phorboxazoles. This volume provides an authoritative review of the literature since 1983, highlights compounds of commerical importance, and includes in-depth coverage of the synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic and physical properties for each class of compounds. It also discusses in detail the exciting developments on the use of chiral bioxazolines in asymmetric synthesis. Abbreviations.

1. Synthesis and Reactions of Oxazoles (D.C. Palmer and S. Venkatraman).

2. Spectroscopic Properties of Oxazoles (D. Lowe).

3. Oxazole Diels-Alder Reactions (J.I. Levin and L.M. Laakso).

4. Mesoionic Oxazoles (G.W. Gribble).

Author Index.

Subject Index. "Dr. Palmer and his authors deserve our deep gratitude for this major work. We eagerly await Part B of this volume set." (Natural Products Reports, March/April 2004)

"Overall, the quality of and layout of the drawings is exceptional throughout, which makes the book highly readable. This is a very well-written and well-produced work that is easy to use as a reference." (Journal of the American Chemistry Society, Volume 126, No. 14, 2004)

David C. Palmer is a Research Fellow in the Chemical Development Department at the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Raritan, N.J. The most complete account of the synthetic chemistry of oxazoles

The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds series attempts to make the extraordinarily complex and diverse field of heterocyclic chemistry as organized and readily accessible as possible, presenting a basic reference collection for practicing researchers. Volume 60, Oxazoles: Synthesis, Reactions, and Spectroscopy, Part A proves the sole comprehensive resource on the synthetic chemistry of oxazoles-heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen and oxygen, specifically five-membered, unsaturated rings. Oxazoles have a wide variety of applications in synthetic organic chemistry and have been found in numerous natural products such as hennoxazole, thiangazole, calyculin, halicondrins, pyrenolide, virginiamycin, amphotericin, and phorboxazoles. This volume provides an authoritative review of the literature since 1983, highlights compounds of commerical importance, and includes in-depth coverage of the synthesis, reactions, and spectroscopic and physical properties for each class of compounds. It also discusses in detail the exciting developments on the use of chiral bioxazolines in asymmetric synthesis.