Methods and Applications of Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Syntheses

Advanced tools for developing new functional materials and applications in chemical research, pharmaceuticals, and materials science

Cycloadditions are among the most useful tools for organic chemists, enabling them to build carbocyclic and heterocyclic structures. These structures can then be used to develop a broad range of functional materials, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and optics. With contributions from an international team of leading experts and pioneers in cycloaddition chemistry, this book brings together and reviews recent advances, trends, and emerging research in the field.

Methods and Applications of Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Syntheses focuses on two component cycloadditions, with chapters covering such topics as:

N1 unit transfer reaction to C–C double bonds
[3+2] Cycloaddition of á, â-unsaturated metal-carbene complexes
Formal [3+3] cycloaddition approach to natural product synthesis
Development of new methods for the construction of heterocycles based on cycloaddition reaction of 1,3-dipoles
Cycloreversion approach for preparation of large ð-conjugated compounds
Transition metal-catalyzed or mediated [5+1] cycloadditions