Pyridines: From Lab to Production

Eric Scriven was educated in the UK and appointed lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Salford in 1971. He joined Reilly Industries in 1979, and was Head of Research & Development 1991-2003. He is now Publishing Editor of Arkivoc and is based at the Department of Chemistry, University of Florida in Gainesville. His research interests are in heterocyclic chemistry, especially pyridines. He has over 100 publications and patents in heterocyclic chemistry. He has also published and consulted in the field of technology management. He was a founding editor (with Hans Suschitzky) of Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry now in its 25th year. He has collaborated with Alan Katritzky and others as an Editor-in-Chief of Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry 2nd and 3rd editions. He has edited two other works, Azides and Nitrenes (1984), and Pyridines (2013).

• 1. Introduction2. Ring synthesis3. Attachment at ring positions4. Substituent modifications and cyclizations5. Formation of completely or partially reduced pyridines and quinolines6. Applications to alkaloid synthesis7. Fluoropyridines8. Pyridine reagents9. Application of Flow Reactors in Pyridine Synthesis

"Editor Scriven…presents this comprehensive reference for academics and industrialists working in the synthesis of pyridine derivatives. Strategic considerations for economizing reagents are discussed in the introduction; in particular, the question of whether to install substituents before or after cyclization is highlighted." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2013