Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry

Gordon Gribble is the Dartmouth Professor of Chemistry at Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA. His research program covers several areas of organic chemistry, most of which involve synthesis, including novel indole chemistry, triterpenoid synthesis, DNA intercalation, and new synthetic methodology. Prof. Gribble also has a deep interest in naturally occurring organohalogen compounds and in the chemistry of wine and wine making.John Arthur Joule did his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees at The University of Manchester, obtaining his PhD in 1961. He then undertook post-doctoral work at Princeton University and Stanford University, before joining the academic staff of the Chemistry Department at The University of Manchester in 1963, where he is currently a Professor. In 1996 he received an RSC Medal for Heterocyclic Chemistry.

• Ch.1 Propargyl Vinyl Ethers as Powerful Starting Points for Heterocycle Synthesis, Andreas P. Häring and Stefan F. KirschCh.2 Recent Progress of Phosphonium Coupling in Heterocyclic and Medicinal Chemistry, Fu-an KangCh.3 Three-Membered Ring Systems, David J. LapinskyCh.4 Four-Membered Ring Systems, Benito Alcaide and Pedro AlmendrosCh.5.1 Five-Membered Ring Systems: Thiophenes and Se/Te Derivatives, Edward R. BiehlCh.5.2 Five-Membered Ring Systems: Pyrroles and Benzo Analogs, Justin M. LopchukCh.5.3 Five-Membered Ring Systems: Furans and Benzofurans, Xiao-Shui Peng, et al.Ch.5.4 Five Membered Ring Systems: With More than One N Atom, Larry YetCh.5.5 Five-Membered Ring Systems: With N and S (Se) Atoms, Yong-Jin WuCh.5.6 Five-Membered Ring Systems: With O & S (Se, Te) Atoms, R. Alan Aitken and Graziella-Ioana DragomirCh.5.7 Five-Membered Ring Systems with O & N Atoms, Donatella Giomi, Franca M. Cordero and Luisa LascialfariCh.6.1 Six-Membered Ring Systems: Pyridines and Benzo Derivatives, Tara L. S. KishbaughCh.6.2 Six-Membered Ring Systems: Diazines and Benzo Derivatives, Alison RinderspacherCh.6.3 Triazines, Tetrazines and Fused Ring Polyaza Systems, Dmitry N. Kozhevnikov and Polina ProkhorovaCh.6.4 Six-Membered Ring Systems: With O and/or S Atoms, Artur M. S. Silva and Clementina M. M. SantosCh.7 Seven-Membered Rings, John H. Ryan, et al.Ch.8 Eight-Membered and Larger Rings, George R. Newkome