Fundamentals of Heterocyclic Chemistry : Importance in Nature and in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals

* Heterocyclic chemistry is of prime importance as a sub-discipline of Organic Chemistry, as millions of heterocyclic compounds are known with more being synthesized regularly * Introduces students to heterocyclic chemistry and synthesis with practical examples of applied methodology * Emphasizes natural product and pharmaceutical applications * Provides graduate students and researchers in the pharmaceutical and related sciences with a background in the field * Includes problem sets with several chapters