heterocyclic compound

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Introduction
General aspects of heterocyclic compounds
Comparison with carbocyclic compounds
Nomenclature of heterocyclic compounds
The nature of heteroaromaticity
Physical properties of heterocyclic compounds
- Melting and boiling points
- Ultraviolet, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectra
Synthesis and modification of heterocyclic rings
- Nucleophilic ring closure
- Electrophilic ring closure
- Ring closure by way of cyclic transition states
- Conversion of one heterocyclic ring into another
- Modification of an existing ring
Major classes of heterocyclic compounds
- Three-membered rings
- Four-membered rings
- Five-membered rings with one heteroatom
- Six-membered rings with one heteroatom
- Five- and six-membered rings with two or more heteroatoms
- Rings with seven or more members
- Rings with uncommon heteroatoms
  - Halogens, selenium, and tellurium
  - Phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth
  - Silicon, germanium, tin, and lead
  - Boron

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