目次

1. Introduction 2. Hauser [4 + 2] Annulation: Definition, History, Mechanism, and Types of Phthalide Donors and Toluate Donors 3. Lateral Lithiations 4. [4+2] Annulation of  3-Nuclofugal Phthalides (Hauser Annulation) 5. [4+2] Annulation With Nonactivated Phthalides  (Sammes Annulation) 6. [4+2] Annulation of Homophthalic Anhydrides 7. [4+2] Annulation of Activated o-Toluate/o-Tolualdehyde Donors (Hauser-Leusen Annulation) 8. [4+2] Annulation With Nonactivated o-Toluate Donors (Staunton-Weinreb-Myers Annulation) 9. Comparative Annulation Chemistry of Phthalides, Homophthalic Anhydrides and o-Toluates 10. Applications of [4+2] Anionic Annulations in the Total Synthesis 11. Miscellaneous Anionic Annulations 12. Concluding remarks Appendix: Problems and exercises