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Diels-Alder reactions have emerged as highly powerful transformations for the generation of structurally complex polycyclic scaffolds essentially due to their associated rapidity and atom-economy. Since its discovery in 1928, a better understanding of steric and electronic effects have allowed the development of many different versions including intra-molecular [4+2] cycloadditions, hetero-Diels-Alder reactions, and catalytic asymmetric variants, among others. In this chapter, we will give an overview on the application of Diels-Alder reactions in Medicinal Chemistry. |