Introduction

Advances in Organic Synthesis is a book series devoted to the latest advances in synthetic approaches towards challenging structures. The series presents comprehensive reviews written by eminent authorities on different synthetic approaches to selected target molecules and new methods developed to achieve specific synthetic transformations or optimal product yields. Advances in Organic Synthesis is essential for all organic chemists in academia and the industry who wish to keep abreast of rapid and important developments in the field.

Contents of this volume include these 7 reviews:

• - Recent advances in copper-catalyzed heterocyclic syntheses
• - Application of modern green chemistry methods in the synthesis of quinolines, quinazolines and quinazolinones
• - Electroluminescence polymers-a review on synthesis by organic compounds
• - Multicomponent approach for the synthesis of xanthenes
• - From atoms to macromolecules: 100 years of polymer research
• - An overview of oxidizing and reducing agents in total synthesis
• - Amino acid-derived ionic liquids: novel biodegradable catalytic systems for green synthesis of heterocycles

Audience: Organic chemists, chemical engineers interested in chemical synthesis / synthetic techniques, polymer chemists.