Progress in heterocyclic chemistry. Vol. 16, A critical review of the 2003 literature preceded by two chapters on current heterocyclic topics

Covers the literature published during 2003 on most of the important heterocyclic ring systems. This 16th annual volume of "Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry", opens with 2 specialized reviews. The first covers 'Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis' and the second discusses 'Radical Additions to Pyridines, Quinolines and Isoquinolines'. Content: Front Cover; Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry; Copyright Page; Content; Foreword; Editorial Advisory Board Members; Chapter 1. Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis; Chapter 2. Radical additions to pyridines, quinolines and isoquinolines; Chapter 3. Three-membered ring systems; Chapter 4. Four-membered ring systems; Chapter 5. Five-Membered Ring Systems; Chapter 6. Six-Membered Ring Systems; Chapter 7. Seven-Membered Ring Systems; Chapter 8. Eight-Membered and Larger Ring Systems; Index. Abstract: Covers the literature published during 2003 on most of the important heterocyclic ring systems. This 16th annual volume of "Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry", opens with 2 specialized reviews. The first covers 'Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis' and the second discusses 'Radical Additions to Pyridines, Quinolines and Isoquinolines' Content: Foreword Page vii Gordon W. Gribble, John A. Joule Editorial Advisory Board members Progress in heterocyclic chemistry Page viii Chapter 1 Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis Original Research Article Pages 1-26 Pablo Cironi, Fernando Albericio, Mercedes Álvarez Chapter 2 Radical additions to pyridines, quinolines and isoquinolines Original Research Article Pages 27-53 David C. Harrowven, Benjamin J. Sutton Chapter 3 Three-membered ring systems Original Research Article Pages 54-81 Albert Padwa, Shaun Murphree Chapter 4 Four-membered ring systems Original Research Article Pages 82-97 Benito Alcaide, Pedro Almendros Chapter 5.1 Five-membered ring systems: Thiophenes & Se, Te analogs Original Research Article Pages 98-127 Venkataramanan Seshadri, Fatma Selampinar, Gregory A. Sotzing Chapter 5.2 Five-membered ring systems: Pyrroles and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 128-155 Tomasz Janosik, Jan Bergman, Erin T. Pelkey Chapter 5.3 Five-membered ring systems: Furans and benzofurans Original Research Article Pages 156-197 Xue-Long Hou, Zhen Yang, Kap-Sun Yeung, Henry N.C. Wong Chapter 5.4 Five membered ring systems: With more than one N atom Original Research Article Pages 198-227 Larry Yet Chapter 5.5 Five-membered ring systems: With N and S (Se) atoms Original Research Article Pages 228-271 Mark G. Saulnier, Upender Velaparthi, Kurt Zimmermann Chapter 5.6 Five-membered ring systems: With O&S (Se, Te) atoms Original Research Article Pages 272-282 R. Alan Aitken Chapter 5.7 Five-Membered ring systems with O & N Atoms Original Research Article Pages 283-308 Stefano Cicchi, Franca M. Cordero, Donatella Giomi Chapter 6.1 Six-membered ring systems: Pyridines and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 309-346 Daniel L. Comins, Jason Dinsmore, Sean O'Connor Chapter 6.2 Six-membered ring systems: Diazines and benzo derivatives Original Research Article Pages 347-384 Michael P. Groziak Chapter 6.3 Triazines, tetrazines and fused ring polyaza systems Original Research Article Pages 385-404 Carmen Ochoa, Pilar Goya, Cristina Gómez Chapter 6.4 Six-membered ring systems: With O and/or S atoms Original Research Article Pages 405-430 John D. Hepworth, B. Mark Heron Chapter 7 Seven-Membered rings Original Research Article Pages 431-450 John B. Bremner Chapter 8 Eight-membered and larger rings Original Research Article Pages 451-468 George R. Newkome Index Pages 469-475 This is the sixteenth annual volume of Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, and covers the literature published during 2003 on most of the important heterocyclic ring systems.

This volume opens with two specialized reviews. The first covers 'Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis' a significant group of biologically active marine alkaloids and the second discusses 'Radical Additions to Pyridines, Quinolines and Isoquinolines'. The remaining chapters examine the recent literature on the common heterocycles in order of increasing ring size and the heteroatoms present. The lamellarins constitute an important group of natural products isolated from marine invertebrates such as sponges, molluses and tunicates with structures without precedents in natural or synthetic compounds.