Front Matter -- Strained Heterocycles in the Synthesis of Natural Products. Aziridines in Natural Product Synthesis / Candice Botuha, Fabrice Chemla, Franck Ferreira, Alejandro P̌rez-Luna -- Azetidine and Its Derivatives / Hidemi Yoda, Masaki Takahashi, Tetsuya Sengoku -- Epoxides and Oxetanes / Biswanath Das, Kongara Damodar -- Common Ring Heterocycles in Natural Product Synthesis. Furan and Its Derivatives / Alicia Boto, Laura Alvarez -- Pyran and Its Derivatives / Hideto Miyabe, Okiko Miyata, Takeaki Naito -- Pyrrole and Its Derivatives / Dipakranjan Mal, Brateen Shome, Bidyut Kumar Dinda -- Indoles and Indolizidines / Sarah M Bronner, G-Yoon J Im, Neil K Garg -- Pyridine and Its Derivatives / Paula Kiuru, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma -- Quinolines and Isoquinolines / Antonio Garrido Montalban -- Carbazoles and Acridines / Konstanze K Gruner, Hans-Joachim Kn̲lker -- Thiophene and Other Sulfur Heterocycles / Krishna C Majumdar, Shovan Mondal -- Oxazole and Its Derivatives / David W Knight -- Thiazoline and Thiazole and their Derivatives / Zhengshuang Xu, Tao Ye -- Pyrimidine and Imidazole / Vipan Kumar, Mohinder P Mahajan -- Natural Products Containing Medium and Large Ring-Sized Heterocyclic Systems. Oxepines and Azepines / Darren L Riley, Willem A L van Otterlo -- Bioactive Macrocyclic Natural Products / Siti Mariam Mohd Nor, Zhengshuang Xu, Tao Ye -- Index.

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Filling a gap on the market, this handbook and ready reference is unique in its discussion of the usefulness of various heterocyclic systems in the synthesis of natural products. Clearly structured for easy access to the information, each chapter is devoted to a certain class of heterocycle, providing a tabular presentation of the natural products to be covered containing the particular heterocyclic ring system along with their biological profile, occurrence and most important physical properties, backed by the appropriate references. In addition, the application of the heterocyclic system to the synthesis of natural products is covered in detail. Of great interest to organic, natural products, medicinal and biochemists, as well as those working in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industry.