The efficacy of isocyanide reactions in the synthesis of natural or naturallike products has resulted in a renaissance of isocyanide chemistry. Now isocyanides are widely used in different branches of organic, inorganic, coordination, combinatorial and medicinal chemistry. This invaluable reference is the only book to cover the topic in such depth, presenting all aspects of synthetic isonitrile chemistry. The highly experienced and internationally renowned editor has brought together an equally distinguished team of authors who cover multicomponent reactions, isonitriles in total synthesis, isonitriles in polymer chemistry and much more.

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Addressing a dynamic aspect of organic chemistry, this book describes synthetic strategies and applications for multicomponent reactions – including key routes for synthesizing complex molecules. • Illustrates the crucial role and the important utility of multicomponent reactions (MCRs) to organic syntheses • Compiles novel and efficient synthetic multicomponent procedures to give readers a complete picture of this class of organic reactions • Helps readers to design efficient and practical transformations using multicomponent reaction strategies • Describes reaction background, applications to synthesize complex molecules and drugs, and reaction mechanisms