A critical review of the 1997 literature preceded by two chapters on current heterocyclic topics

progress In Heterocyclic Chemistry (phc) Is An Annual Review Series Commissioned By The International Society Of Heterocyclic Chemistry (ishc). The Volumes In The Series Contain Both Highlights Of The Previous Year's Literature On Heterocyclic Chemistry And Articles On New Developing Topics Of Interest To Heterocyclic Chemists. the Highlight Chapters In Volume 9 Are All Written By Leading Researchers In Their Field And These Chapters Constitute A Systematic Survey Of The Important Original Material Reported In The Literature On Heterocyclic Chemistry In 1996. Additional Articles In This Volume Also Review The Synthesis Of Oxazoles From Diazocarbonyl Compounds And The Heterocyclic Chemistry Associated With The Herbicide Glyphosate. as With Previous Volumes In The Series, Volume 9 Will Enable Academic And Industrial Chemists, And Advanced Students To Keep Abreast Of Developments In Heterocyclic Chemistry In An Effortless Way. Content: Foreword Page vii Tom Gilchrist, Gordon W. Gribble Editorial advisory board members progress in heterocyclic chemistry: 1998–1999 Pages viii-ix C.J. Moody Chapter 1 The synthesis of chlorins, bacteriochlorins, isobacteriochlorins and higher reduced porphyrins Original Research Article Pages 1-24 Franz-Peter Montforts, Martina Glasenapp-Breiling Chapter 2 Heterocyclic ortho -quinodimethanes Original Research Article Pages 25-48 Steven J. Collier, Richard C. Storr Chapter 3 Three-membered ring systems Original Research Article Pages 49-69 S. Shaun Murphree, Albert Padwa Chapter 4 Four-membered ring systems Original Research Article Pages 70-86 J. Parrick, L.K. Mehta Chapter 5.1 Five-membered ring systems: Thiophenes & Se, Te analogs Original Research Article Pages 87-108 Erin T. Pelkey Chapter 5.2 Five membered ring systems: Pyrroles and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 109-128 Daniel M. Ketcha Chapter 5.3 Five-membered ring systems furans and benzofurans Original Research Article Pages 129-152 Stefan Greve, Stephan Reck, Willy Friedrichsen Chapter 5.4 Five membered ring systems: With more than one N atom Original Research Article Pages 153-171 Kenneth Turnbull Chapter 5.5 Five-membered ring systems: With N & S (Se) atoms Original Research Article Pages 172-194 Paul A. Bradley, David J. Wilkins Chapter 5.6 Five-membered ring systems: With O & S (Se, Te) atoms Original Research Article Pages 195-208 R. Alan Aitken, Tracy Massil Chapter 5.7 Five-membered ring systems with O & N atoms Original Research Article Pages 209-225 G.V. Boyd Chapter 6.1 Six-membered ring systems: Pyridine and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 226-250 Robert D. Larsen Chapter 6.2 Six-membered ring systems: Diazines and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 251-274 Michael P. Groziak Chapter 6.3 Triazines, tetrazines and fused ring polyaza systems Original Research Article Pages 275-291 Derek T. Hurst Chapter 6.4 Six-membered ring systems: With O and/or S atoms Original Research Article Pages 292-319 John D. Hepworth, B. Mark Heron Chapter 7 Seven-membered rings Original Research Article Pages 320-334 David J. LeCount Chapter 8 Eight-membered and larger rings Original Research Article Pages 335-350 George R. Newkome Index Pages 351-360 Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry (PHC) is an annual review series commissioned by the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry (ISHC). The volumes in the series contain both highlights of the previous year's literature on heterocyclic chemistry and articles on new developing topics of interest to heterocyclic chemists. The highlight chapters in Volume 9 are all written by leading researchers in their field and these chapters constitute a systematic survey of the important original material reported in the literature on heterocyclic chemistry in 1996. Additional articles in this volume also review "The Synthesis of Oxazoles from Diazocarbonyl Compounds" and "The Heterocyclic Chemistry Associated with the Herbicide Glyphosate". As with previous volumes in the series, Volume 9 will enable academic and industrial chemists, and advanced students to keep abreast of developments in heterocyclic chemistry in an effortless way