title: Heterocycles from methylenecyclopropanes.
abstract: The discovery of a series of novel organic reactions has made methylenecyclopropanes (MCPs) some of the most popular building blocks in synthetic organic chemistry during the past two decades. Among reported works, the construction of heterocycles from MCPs has highlighted new synthetic methodologies that afford more opportunities for the quick synthesis of elaborately substituted products, and this should draw a great deal of attention. However, reviews in this area are insufficient, and the latest monograph on heterocycle synthesis from MCPs was published 12 years ago. This review aims to summarize the novel organic reactions of MCPs to produce heterocycles published in recent years, which have provided specific and powerful tools for organic synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China. yulei@yzu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Mingxuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fenglin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; C508672:methylenecyclopropane