Advances in Organic Synthesis

Preface

This volume of Advances in Organic Synthesis presents some recent exciting developments in synthetic organic chemistry. It covers a range of topics including important researches on novel approaches to the construction of complex organic compounds. The chapters are written by authorities in the field and are mainly focused on asymmetric hydrogenation of tetrasubstituted olefins, catalytic organic synthesis, applications of covalently supported ionic liquids, intramolecular cyclization reactions via carbon-heteroatom (C-X) bond formation, quinazoline analogues and their biological importance, and synthesis of N,O,S-heterocycles by one-pot reactions of epoxides, aziridines and oxaziridines.

The book should prove to be a valuable resource for pharmaceutical scientists and postgraduate students seeking updated and critically important information about synthetic organic chemistry. I hope that the readers will find these reviews valuable and thought-provoking so that they may trigger further research in the quest for new developments in the field.

I am thankful to the efficient team of Bentham Science Publishers especially Dr. Faryal Sami (Assistant Manager), Mr. Shehzad Naqvi (Senior Manager) and Mr. Mahmood Alam (Director Publications).

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