| Synthesis of β-Carbolines. A Review by B. E. Love | 1 |
| Active-Site-Directed Enzyme-activated N-Nitrosoamide Inhibitors of Trypsin by Y. Chen and E. H. White* | 65 |
| Enantioselective Synthesis of N-Boc and N-Fmoc Protected Diethyl 4-Phosphono(difluoro- methyl)-L-phenylalanine (F2Pmp) by M. S. Smyth and T. R. Burke, Jr.* | 77 |
| A Convergent and Stereoselective Synthesis of Cembrenene Precursor-4,10-Dimethyl-7-isopropenyl-14-oxo-3Z,5E,10E-pentadecatrienal by W. Li, Y. Li* and Y. Li | 83 |
| An Improved Synthesis of High-purity Felodipine by S.-H. Yiu and E. E. Knaus* | 91 |
| Benzotriazole-mediated Synthesis of N-Alkyl-N,N'-diarylhydrazines by A. R. Katritzky*, S. V. Verin and B. Yang | 97 |
| Regio- and Stereoselective Oxidations of the Exocyclic Sulfur Atom of Two Endocyclic Ketene Dithioacetals by R. D. Walkup*, D. W. Knight and S. G. Bott | 103 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 111 |
| Synthesis of (±)-3-Bromomethyl-1,5-hexadiene and (±)-3-Bromomethyl-3-methyl-1,5- hexadiene by R. A. Bunce* and B. J. Murray | 111 |
| A Facile Preparation of Buspirone N-Oxide using Davis' Reagent by B.-C. Chen* and D. R. Stark | 115 |
| A Facile Method for Debromination of vic-Dibromides by M. Zheng, M.-H. Zhang, J.-G. Shao and Q. Zhong* | 117 |
| Rapid N-Alkylation of Benzoxazinones and Benzothiazinones Under Microwave Irradiation by Z.-Z. Huang* and L.-S. Zu | 121 |
| Improved Preparation of Some Nitroindolines by M. B. Mortensen, F. S. Kamounah, and J. B. Christensen* | 123 |
| Progress in the Mitsunobu Reaction. A Review by D. L. Hughes | 127 |
| Total Synthesis of (±)-Sigmoidin-A[3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-2-(γ,g-dimethylallyl)flavanone] and of Antiarone-F by L. Zhao and Y. Li* | 165 |
| An Efficient One-pot Synthesis of N,N'-Disubstituted Unsymmetrical Ureas and Carbamates by N. Choy, K. Y. Moon, C. Park, Y. C. Son, W. H. Jung, H.-i. Choi, C. S. Lee, C. R. Kim, S. C. Kim* and H. Yoon* | 173 |
| Reductive Alkylation of α-Aminoamides by P. Pevarello*, R. Amici,V. Pinciroli and M. Varasi | 179 |
| Condensation of Formaldehyde with Phloroglucinol and its Monomethyl Ether by E. Kiehlmann*, E. C. Lathioor and K. W. Lai | 185 |
| Synthesis and Enzymatic Resolution of a Carbocyclic Analogue of Ribofuranosylamine by M. L. Edwards*, J. E. Matt, Jr., D. L. Wenstrup, C. A. Kemper, R. A. Persichetti and A. L. Margolin | 193 |
| Syntheses of α- and β-Dimers of Lithocholic Acid Esters by Y. Li and J. R. Dias* | 203 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 211 |
| Synthesis of cis-[4-(Aminomethyl)-2-cyclopentenyl]methanol From Norbornadiene by C. Balo, B. Domínguez, F. Fernández, E. Lens and C. López* | 211 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of 2(5H)-Furanone by R. Cao, C. Liu and L. Liu* | 215 |
| Synthesis of 7-Desoxy-8-allylcoumarins by R. S. Mali, A. S. Walture and K. N. Babu | 217 |
| Expedient Syntheses of Espintanol, p-Methoxycarvacrol and Thymoquinol Dimethyl Ether by B. C. Söderberg*, and S. L. Fields | 221 |
| Condensation of 1,4-Diacetyl-2,5-piperazinedione with Aldehydes Promoted by Ultrasonically Dispersed Potassium by L. X. Wang, Y. Z. Shi*, M. H. Xu and H. W. Hu | 226 |
| Synthesis of 1,3,6,8-Tetramethoxy-cis-4b,5,9b,10-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-a]indene-5,10- dione by D. E. Bianchi, E. N. Alesso and G. Y. M. Iglesias* | 230 |
| Rapid Oxidation of Sulfides and Sulfoxides with Sodium Hypochlorite by J. M. Khurana*, A. K. Panda, A. Ray and A. Gogia | 234 |
| Mixed Disulfides of L-Cysteine and its Derivatives with 2-Mercaptoethanol by H. T. Nagasawa*, J. F. Cohen and W. B. Rathbun | 237 |
| 6,6-bis-(Carboxy-2-oxabutyl)-4,8-dioxaundecane-1,11-dicarboxylic Acid by G. R. Newkome* and C. D. Weis | 242 |
| Syntheses of 2-Chloro-4,5-difluorobenzoic Acid by Z. Li* and N. Huang | 245 |
| Corrigendum | 247 |
| bis-Protected Hydroxylamines as Reagents in Organic Synthesis. A Review by J. L. Romine | 249 |
| The Trifluoromethyl Group in Organic Synthesis. A Review by A. S. Kiselyov* and L. Strekowski | 289 |
| Simple Procedures for the Preparation of α,w-Hydroxyalkanethiols by L. E. Iglesias, A. Baldessari* and E. G. Gros | 319 |
| Synthesis of 6H-bis-[1]-Benzopyrano[2,3-b:3',4'-e]pyridin-8(8H)ones and 3-(2'-Hydroxybenzoyl)- 5H-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b] pyridines and their Derivatives by K. V. Reddy, G. Sabitha and A. V. S. Rao* | 325 |
| Stereospecific One-pot Synthesis of 5-Carboxy-3,4-diphenylimidazolidin-2-one, a Useful Precursor to the Corresponding 2,3-Diaminopropanoic Acid by I. K. Kavrakova and M. J. Lyapova* | 333 |
| An Unusual Epimerization in the Oxidation of a 4C-(Hydroxymethyl)-2,3,4-trideoxy-2-hexenopyranoside Using Fetizon's Reagent by A. G. H. Wee* and L. Zhang | 339 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 345 |
| Convenient and Efficient Synthesis of Imidazolium Cyclophanes by C.-H. Zhou, R.-G. Xie* and H.-M. Zhao | 345 |
| Efficient Preparation of 4-Substituted-6-acyl-7-methoxycoumarins by M. V. Paradkar*, M. S. Kulkarni, S. A. Kulkarni and H. M. Godbole | 348 |
| A Comparative Study of Oxidants on Thiols by K. Ramadas*, N. Srinivasan, N. Janarthanan and R. Pritha | 352 |
| Selective Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones to Allylic Alcohols with Diisobutylalkoxyalanes by J. S. Cha*, O. O. Kwon and S. Y. Kwon | 355 |
| 4-Carbomethoxynicotinic Acid by B. S. Moore, R. W. McLaughlin, F. J. Urban* and G. R. Young | 360 |
| Synthesis of 2-Aryl[1,2,4]triazolo[5,1-b]benzothiazoles by H.-M. Wang and L.-C. Chen* | 362 |
| An Oligo Vicinal Diimine by The Ehrlich-Sachs Reaction of a β-Iminoketone with Nitrosobenzene by F. Millich* and M. T. El-Shoubary | 366 |
| Dealkylation of Ethers. A Review by B. C. Ranu* and S. Bhar | 371 |
| Synthesis of Bridgehead-Substituted Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes. A Review by E. W. Della* and I. J. Lochert | 411 |
| Synthesis of New Allylic Nitroxides via the Wadsworth-Emmons Reaction by T. Kálai, Z. Szabó, J. Jekö and K. Hideg* | 443 |
| A New Route for the Synthesis of 3-(3-Thienyloxy)-1,2-propanediols and 3-(3-Thienyloxy)-1,2-epoxypropanes by R. Donoso, P. J. de Urríes and J. Lissavetzky* | 453 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 463 |
| A Simple One-pot Preparation of 4-Alkoxy- and 4-Alkylthio-catechols and o-Benzoquinones by C. J. Cooksey*, E. J. Land and P. A. Riley | 463 |
| Reduction of Aromatic Sulfonyl Chlorides to Disulfides by M. H. Zhang*, M. Zheng, T. Cheng and S. X. Wang | 467 |
| Synthesis of Procainamide Metabolites. N-Acetyl Desethylprocainamide and Desethylprocainamide by M. Adamczyk* and J. R. Fino | 470 |
| (±)-Sedamine and (±)-Allosedamine by Redution of N-Methyl-2-phenacylidenepiperidine by M. Ghiaci* and M. Adibi | 474 |
| An Improved Preparation of 1-Methyl-4-cyano-4-phenylpiperidine by D. Gnecco*, J. L. Terán, R. G. Enríquez, W. F. Reynolds and C. Marazano | 478 |
| Efficient in situ Esterification of Carboxylic Acids Using Cesium Carbonate by J. C. Lee*, Y. S. Oh, S. H. Cho, and J. I. Lee | 480 |
| A Facile Large Scale Preparation of Racemic 2,2'-Dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl by H.-J. Deußen, P. Frederiksen, T. Bjørnholm* and K. Bechgaard | 484 |
| A Triphosgene-based Synthesis of (S)-α,α-Diphenyl-2-Pyrrolidinemethanol by T. S. Kaufman*, V. L. Ponzo and J. Zinczuk* | 487 |
| Synthesis of Pentacoordinate Phosphorus Compounds by the Atherton-Todd Reaction by R.-Z. Cao, X.-Z. Zeng, Y.-N. Liu and L.-Z. Liu* | 490 |
| Conversion of Alcohols to Alkyl Chlorides with Silica Chloride by F. Mohanazadeh* and A. R. Momeni | 492 |
| Di-tert-butyl 4-[(2-tert-Butoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-4-aminoheptanedicarboxylate by G. R. Newkome* and C. D. Weis | 495 |
| A Synthesis of the Fire Ant Alkaloids, Solenipsins. A Review by S. Leclercq, D. Daloze and J.-C. Braekman* | 499 |
| Cycloadditions of ortho-Quinodimethanes Derived from Benzocyclobutenes in Organic Synthesis. A Review by P.-Y. Michellys, H. Pellissier* and M. Santelli* | 545 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 609 |
| Synthesis and Conformational Properties of 2,2'-Dihydroxy-9,9'-bianthryl by M. Ghiaci* and Y. Bayat | 609 |
| Sulfated Zirconia as an Efficient Catalyst for Tetrahydropyranylation and Acetalization by A. Sarkar, O. S. Yemul, B. P. Bandgar, N. B. Gaikwad and P. P. Wadgaonkar* | 613 |
| The Mannich Reaction of Dialkyl Ketones, Aromatic Aldehydes and Aromatic Amines by J. Zou | 618 |
| Synthesis of o-Ketoaryl Carboxylic Esters Using Phenyloidoso Diacetate by A. Kotali*, A. Koulidis, H.-M. Wang and L.-C. Chen* | 622 |
| Synthesis of 7-Hydroxy-4-(w-carboxyalkyl)coumarins and 7-(Dimethylamino)-4-(w-carboxyalkyl)coumarins by M. Adamczyk*, P. G. Mattingly, Y. Pan, and S. Rege | 627 |
| Isomer Distribution in the Methylation of [1]-Benzothieno[2,3-d]triazole Under Phase-transfer Catalytic Conditions by S. Schrader and E. V. Dehmlow* | 634 |
| Corrigendum | 639 |
| Recent Advances in the Stereoselective Synthesis of Hydroxylated Pyrrolizidines. A Review by G. Casiraghi*, F. Zanardi, G. Rassu and L. Pinna | 641 |
| Synthesis of Some Novel Functionalized Double Michael Acceptors Based on bis(Vinylsulfonyl)methane (BVSM) by A. S. Kende*, K. R. Guertin, E. E. Riecke and I. Kaldor | 683 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 691 |
| A Convenient One-step Synthesis of Dialkylbenzo[k]fluoranthenes and Tetraethyl bis-Benzo[k][k']fluoranthenes by S. E. Mallakpour* and H. Nasr-Isfahani | 691 |
| Reaction of Nitrilium Salts with 6-Aminouracil by A. Hamed and M. Al-Talib* | 694 |
| Construction of the Pyrazolo[1,5-a][6,1]benzodiazonine and Pyrazolo[1,5-a][7,1]- benzodiazecine Skeletons by G. Broggini, L. Garanti*, G. Molteni and G. Zecchi | 699 |
| An Improved Synthesis of 2-(Hydroxymethyl)indene by H. Palandoken, W. T. McMillen and M. H. Nantz* | 702 |
| A Selective and Convenient Oxidation of Sulfides to Sulfoxides with Ferric Nitrate and Silica Gel by M. Hirano*, K. Komiya, S. Yakabe, J. H. Clark*, and T. Morimoto* | 705 |
| Expedient Synthesis of N1-Tritylimidazole-4-carboxaldehyde by M. C. Jetter*, R. E. Boyd, and A. B. Reitz | 709 |
| Synthesis of Nα-Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-histidine Hydrazide: An Undesired Side-product by E. Masiukiewicz and B. Rzeszotarska* | 711 |
| The Less Favored 1-Derivatives of Dimethyldihydropyrene by Formylation by R. H. Mitchell*, D. Y. K. Lau and A. Miyazawa | 713 |
| INDEXES | 717 |