Dipolar cycloaddition reactions have found many useful applications in chemistry, particularly with respect to the synthesis of compounds with new chiral centers. Synthetic Applications of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Chemistry Toward Heterocycles and Natural Products updates the popular 1984 edition, featuring the advances made over the past twenty years and focusing on synthetic applications.

Content:
Chapter 1 Nitrones (pages 1–81): Raymond C. F. Jones
Chapter 2 Nitronates (pages 83–167): Scott E. Denmark and Jeromy J. Cottell
Chapter 3 Azomethine Ylides (pages 169–252): L. M. Harwood and R. J. Vickers
Chapter 4 Carbonyl Ylides (pages 253–314): Mark C. McMills and Dennis Wright
Chapter 5 Thiocarbonyl Ylides (pages 315–360): Grzegorz Mloston and Heinz Heimgartner
Chapter 6 Nitrile Oxides (pages 361–472): Volker Jager and Pedro A. Colinas
Chapter 7 Nitrile Ylides and Nitrile Imines (pages 473–537): John T. Sharp
Chapter 8 Diazoalkanes (pages 539–621): Gerhard Maas
Chapter 9 Azides (pages 623–679): Chin?Kang Sha and A. K. Mohanakrishnan
Chapter 10 Mesoionic Ring Systems (pages 681–753): Gordon W. Gribble
Chapter 11 Effect of External Reagents (pages 755–815): Shuji Kanemasa
Chapter 12 Asymmetric Reactions (pages 817–899): Kurt Vesterager Gothelf and Karl Anker Jorgensen