Synthesis, Reactions, and Spectroscopy presents a comprehensive review of the literature from 1983 to the present covering oxazoles, mesoionic oxazoles, oxazolones, oxazolines, and chiral bisoxazolines. In-depth coverage includes synthesis, reactions, spectroscopic and physical properties for each class of compounds, as well as important developments related to the use of those compounds.

David C. Palmer is a Research Fellow in the Chemical Development Department at the R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Raritan, N.J.