Indolocarbazole alkaloids (J. Bergman). Pentacyclic Strychnos indole alkaloids (J. Bosch, J. Bonjoch). Synthetic studies in the field of indole alkaloids (M. Lounasmaa). Synthesis of zwitterionic indolo[2,3-a]quinolizine alkaloids (G.W. Gribble). Vinyl azides in natural products synthesis (C.J. Moody). Synthesis of some isoquinoline alkaloids via 8,14-cycloberbines (M. Hanaoka). The synthesis of 1-azabicylic alkaloids (Y. Nishimura). Synthesis of potent antitumor alkaloids isolated from Sesbania drummondi seeds (F. Matsuda, S. Terashima). The synthesis of pyrrolidine-containing natural products via [3+2] cycloadditions (W.H. Pearson). Total synthesis of nitrogen-containing natural products via cycloaddition reactions (C. Kibayashi). Synthetic approaches to complex nucleoside antibiotics (Ph.P. Garner). Studies directed toward the total synthesis of the milbemycins and avermerctins (M.T. Crimmins et al.). Stereoselective synthesis of biologically active compounds (A.V. Rama Rao). Tropone: versatile building block for natural product synthesis (J.H. Rigby). Homochiral ketals and acetals in organic synthesis (E.A. Mash). Recent advances in biomimetic olefin cyclization using mercury (II) triflate/amine complex (M. Nishizawa). Chiral synthesis of bioactive natural products employing the building blocks of microbial origin (K. Mori). Subject Index.
