The Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis, Volume 2

Updated every five years, the series represents the optimal compromise between currency and a sufficient body of material for cohesive and comprehensive treatment in a monograph. Provides a quick yet thorough overview of the synthetic routines that have been used to access specific classes of therapeutic agents. Materials are organized by chemical class, and syntheses are taken back to available starting materials. Discusses disease state, rational for method of drug therapy, biological activities of each compound and preparation. Coverage also includes those generic pharmaceutical compounds not accorded clinical status. A glossary defines biological terms.

Monocyclic and Acyclic Aliphatic Compounds. Derivatives of Benzyl and Benzhydryl Alcohols and Amines. Phenylethyl and Phenylpropylamines. Arylalkanoic Acids and Their Derivatives. Monocyclic Aromatic Compounds. Steroids. Polycyclic Aromatic and Hydro-aromatic Compounds. Five-Membered Heterocycles. Six-Membered Heterocycles. Morphinoids. Five-Membered Heterocycles Fused to One Benzene Ring. Six-Membered Heterocycles Fused to One Benzene Ring. Benzodiazepines. Heterocycles Fused to Two Benzene Rings. beta-Lactam Antibiotics. Miscellaneous Fused Heterocycles. Indexes. Errata for Volume 1 of Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis.