ISSN 1350-4894 COGSE6 3 (6) 447-568 (1996) Contemporary Organic Synthesis A journal of current developments in Organic Synthesis V O L U M E 3 N U M B E R 6 CONTENTS 0 Me f - - - 0 73 PdCI2(MeCN), (1 equiv.) El3N (8 equiv.) HCOpH (3 equiv.) The intramolecular Heck reaction By Susan E. Gibson (nCe Thomas) and Richard J. Middleton Reviewing the literature published up to the end of 1995 447 74 I Saturated and partially unsaturated 473 carbocycles By Kevin I. Booker-Milburn and Andrew Sharpe Reviewing the literature published between May 1995 and April 1996 Ts-H PhSeCI, NEt3 SePh + R(unsat)-M Synthesis of thiols, selenols, sulfides, 499 selenides, sulfoxides, selenoxides, sulfones and selenones By Christopher M. Rayner Reviewing the literature published between March 1995 and May 1996 The synthesis of carbocyclic aromatic 535 systems By Andrew C.Williams Reviewing the literature published between I January 1992 and 31 December 1995Cumulative Contents of Volume 3 Number 1 1 19 41 6.5 Stoichiometric applications of organotransition metal complexes in organic synthesis (1 September 1994 to 30 April 1995) Timothy J. Donohoe Saturated and partially unsaturated carbocycles (January 1994 to April 1995) Christopher D. J. Boden and Gerald Pattenden The enediyne and dienediyne based antitumour antibiotics. Methodology and strategies for total synthesis and construction of bioactive analogues. Part 1 (up to 15 October 1995) Hervk Lhermitte and David S. Grierson Alcohols, ethers and phenols (August 1993 to February 1995) C. S. Hau, Ashley N. Jarvis and Joseph B.Sweeney Number 2 93 The enediyne and dienediyne based antitumour antibiotics. Methodology and strategies for total synthesis and construction of bioactive analogues. Part 2 (up to 15 November 199.5) HervC Lhermitte and David S. Grierson 12.5 The discovery of fluconazole (up to December 1994) Ken Richardson 133 Organic halides (1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995) Stephen l? Marsden 151 Aldehydes and ketones (October 1994 to September 1995) Patrick G. Steel Number 3 173 201 229 243 Recent developments in chemical oligosaccharide synthesis (up to October 1995) Geert-Jan Boons Main group organometallics in synthesis (January 1994 to Junc 1995) Martin Wills Saturated oxygen heterocycles (October 1994 to September 199.5) Christopher J. Burns and Donald S.Middleton Carboxylic acids and esters (1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995) Tammy Ladduwahetty Number 4 259 Saturated nitrogen heterocycles (1995) Timothy Harrison 277 Catalytic applications of transition metals in organic synthesis (1 September 1994 to 31 October 1995) Graham J. Dawson, Justin F. Bower and Jonathan M. J. Williams 29.5 Saturated and unsaturated lactones ( 1 August 1994 to 31 October 199.5) Ian Collins 323 Amines and amides (1995) Michael North Number 5 345 373 397 433 Synthetic approaches to rapamycin (up to August 1995) Mark C. Norley Synthetic applications of flash vacuum pyrolysis (1990 to 1995) Hamish McNab Protecting groups (1995) Krzysztof Jarowicki and Philip Kocienski The synthesis of quinones (1 Jmuary 1991 to 31 December 1995) Peter T.Gallagher Number 6 447 473 499 535 The intramolecular Heck reaction (up to the end of 1995) Susan E. Gibson (nCe Thomas) and Richard J. Middleton Saturated and partially unsaturated carbocycles (Muy 1995 to April 1996) Kevin I. Booker-Milburn and Andrew Sharpe Synthesis of thiols, selenols, sulfides, selenides, sulfoxides, selenoxides, sulfones and selenones (March 1995 to Muy 1996) Christopher M. Rayner The synthesis of carbocyclic aromatic systems ( l ~ i n u ~ i r y 1992 to Deccmbcv- 1995) Andrew C. Williams Articles that will appear in forthcoming issues include Synthetic developments in host-guest chemistry (Junuuy to December 199.5) Justin J. B. Perry and Jeremy D. Kilburn Asymmetric processes (Junuay lY94 to il1~ir-c.h 199-5) Andrew C. Regan Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons (Jonuury 1995 t o Muy 1996) David A. Entwhistle Applications o f stoichiometric organotransition metal complexes in organic synthesis ( M q 199.5 to April 1996) Timothy J. Donohoe, Paul M. Guyo, Peter R. Moore and Clare A. Stevenson