Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 81 (Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry)

Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area-one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists. Written by established authorities in the field, the comprehensive reviews combine descriptive chemistry and mechanistic insight and yield an understanding of how the chemistry drives the properties. Content: Editorial Board Pages ii-iii Contributors Page vii Preface Page ix Alan R Katritzky Recent advances in computing heteroatom-rich five- and six-membered ring systems Review Article Pages 1-105 Guntram Rauhut The chemistry of 2(5 H )-furanones Review Article Pages 107-165 Ahmed Hashem, Erich Kleinpeter Organometallic complexes of pyrazolylborates and related ligands Review Article Pages 167-252 Alexander P. Sadimenko The tautomerism of heterocycles. Six-membered heterocycles: Part 1, annular tautomerism Review Article Pages 253-303 Branko Stanovnik, Miha Tišler, Alan R. Katritzky, Olga V. Denisko Recent developments in computer technology in combination with increasingly accurate quantum chemical methods allow for the detailed investigation of molecular reactions, properties, and bulk effects.