“…3 Additional resonance structures can be drawn in which this electron donation places a negative charge on C-5 (2b), where MO calculations have found that the -electron density is higher than at C-7 (2c). In addition to the reactions described in this review, numerous cycloaddition, [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] nucleophilic, 12,[17][18][19][20] and electrophilic 3,15,21 aromatic substitution, Michael addition, 9 intramolecular cyclization, 20 redox, 6,[22][23][24][25][26][27] and polymerization 15 reactions have been reported. 1,3 Due to their highly reactive nature, isoindoles are important synthetic intermediates to their derivatives (Figure 4), such as isoindolines 9, isoindolinones 10, and phthalimides 11.…”