Front Cover; The Alkaloids; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter One: Alkaloid Synthesis Using Organocatalysts; 1. Introduction; 2. Indole and Indoline Alkaloids; 3. Oxindole Alkaloids; 4. Piperidine Alkaloids; 5. Other Alkaloids; 6. Summary; References; Chapter Two: Benzoxazole Alkaloids: Occurrence, Chemistry, and Biology; 1. Introduction; 2. Occurrence and Physical Constants; 3. Benzoxazole Alkaloids of Fungal Origin; 3.1. Pyrrole Polyether Benzoxazole Alkaloids; 3.1.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.1.1.1. Calcimycin (1); 3.1.1.2. Cezomycin (2).

3.1.1.3. Demethyl (C-11) cezomycin (3)3.1.1.4. X14885A (4); 3.1.1.5. Routiennocin (5); 3.1.1.6. AC7230 (6); 3.1.2. Biology; 3.1.3. Biosynthesis; 3.1.4. Synthesis; 3.1.4.1. Calcimycin (1); 3.1.4.2. Demethyl (C-11) cezomycin (3); 3.1.4.3. Routiennocin (5); 3.2. Bis(Benzoxazole) Alkaloids; 3.2.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.2.1.1. UK-1 (193); 3.2.1.2. AJI9561 (194); 3.2.1.3. Nataxazole (195); 3.2.2. Biology; 3.2.3. Synthesis; 3.2.3.1. UK-1 (193); 3.2.3.2. AJI9561 (194) and Nataxazole (195); 3.3. A-33853 (220); 3.3.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.3.2. Biology; 3.3.3. Biosynthesis.

3.3.4. Synthesis3.4. Boxazomycins A, B, and C; 3.4.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.4.1.1. Boxazomycin A (240); 3.4.1.2. Boxazomycin B (241); 3.4.1.3. Boxazomycin C (242); 3.4.2. Biology; 3.4.3. Synthesis; 3.4.3.1. Boxazomycin A (240), Boxazomycin B (241), and Boxazomycin C (242); 3.5. Caboxamycin; 3.5.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.5.2. Biology; 3.5.3. Biosynthesis; 3.5.4. Synthesis; 3.6. Nocarbenzoxazoles A-G; 3.6.1. Isolation and Characterization; 3.6.1.1. Nocarbenzoxazole A (261); 3.6.1.2. Nocarbenzoxazole B (262); 3.6.1.3. Nocarbenzoxazole C (263), D (264), and E (265).

3.6.1.4. Nocarbenzoxazole F (266)3.6.1.5. Nocarbenzoxazole G (267); 3.6.2. Biology; 3.6.3. Biosynthesis; 4. Marine Origin Benzoxazoles; 4.1. Nakijinol (271), Nakijinol B (272), 5-epi-Nakijinol C (273), (+)-5-epi-Nakijinol D (274), ( -- )-Nikijinol E (275), and ... ; 4.1.1. Isolation and Characterization; 4.1.1.1. Nakijinol (271); 4.1.1.2. Nakijinol B (272); 4.1.1.3. 5-epi-Nakijinol C (273) and (+)5-epi-Nakijinol D (274); 4.1.1.4. ( -- )-Nikijinol E (275) and (+)-5-epi-Nakijinol E (276); 4.1.2. Biology; 4.1.3. Biosynthesis.

4.2. Pseudopteroxazole, Homopseudopteroxazole, seco-Pseudopteroxazole, and Ileabethoxazole4.2.1. Isolation and Characterization; 4.2.1.1. Pseudopteroxazole (284); 4.2.1.2. seco-Pseudopteroxazole (285); 4.2.1.3. Homopseudopteroxazole (285); 4.2.1.4. Ileabethoxazole (287); 4.2.2. Biological Activity; 4.2.3. Biosynthesis; 4.2.4. Synthesis; 5. Plant Origin Benzoxazoles; 5.1. Neosalvinen (374), Salvianen (375), and Salvianan (376); 5.2. Isolation and Characterization; 5.2.1. Neosalvianen (374); 5.2.2. Salvianen (375); 5.2.3. Salvianan (376); 5.3. Biology; 5.4. Synthesis; 6. Summary; References.