Recent Advances in the Application of the Heck Reaction in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds

This brief review represents the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds via application of Heck reaction in recent years.CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Synthesis of aza heterocyclic compounds 2. 1 Cyclization via reactions of aryl halides 2. 2 Cyclization via reactions of vinyl halides 2. 3 Cyclization via functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds 3 Synthesis of oxygen-bearing heterocyclic compounds 3. 1 Cyclization via reactions of aryl halides 3. 2 Cyclization via reactions of vinyl halides 3. 3 Cyclization via functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds 4 Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds containing sulfur, sulfur and nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen 5 Conclusion