TY - JOUR A1 - Mandal, Sumana A1 - Chaudhari, Raju D. A1 - Biswas, Goutam T1 - Advances in mercury(II)-salt-mediated cyclization reactions of unsaturated bonds JF - Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry PY - 2021/// VL - 17 SP - 2348 EP - 2376 SN - 1860-5397 DO - 10.3762/bjoc.17.153 PB - Beilstein-Institut JA - Beilstein J. Org. Chem. UR - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.153 KW - carbocyclic KW - catalyzed KW - cyclization KW - heterocyclic KW - mercury(II) salts N2 - The synthesis of complex cyclic compounds is extremely challenging for organic chemists. Many transition-metal-salt-mediated cyclizations are reported in literature. Hg(II) salts have been successfully employed in cyclizations to form complex heterocyclic and carbocyclic structures that are impossible to synthesize with other transition metal salts. In this review, we have summarized cyclization reactions that are performed with Hg(II) salts. These salts are also successfully applied in stoichiometric or catalytic amounts to form complex cyclic structures and natural products. ER -