HFIP in organic synthesis

HF Motiwala, AM Armaly, JG Cacioppo… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3-Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is a polar, strongly hydrogen bond-donating
solvent that has found numerous uses in organic synthesis due to its ability to stabilize ionic …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

Oxetanes: recent advances in synthesis, reactivity, and medicinal chemistry

JA Bull, RA Croft, OA Davis, R Doran… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The four-membered oxetane ring has been increasingly exploited for its contrasting
behaviors: its influence on physicochemical properties as a stable motif in medicinal …

Morpholine as a privileged structure: A review on the medicinal chemistry and pharmacological activity of morpholine containing bioactive molecules

AP Kourounakis, D Xanthopoulos… - Medicinal Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Morpholine is a heterocycle featured in numerous approved and experimental drugs as well
as bioactive molecules. It is often employed in the field of medicinal chemistry for its …

Bifunctional sulfilimines enable synthesis of multiple N-heterocycles from alkenes

Q Cheng, Z Bai, S Tewari, T Ritter - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Intramolecular cyclization of nitrogen-containing molecules onto pendant alkenes is an
efficient strategy for the construction of N-heterocycles, which are of paramount importance …

Synthesis of saturated N-heterocycles

CVT Vo, JW Bode - The Journal of organic chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Saturated N-heterocycles are prevalent in biologically active molecules and are increasingly
attractive scaffolds in the development of new pharmaceuticals. Unlike their aromatic …

Morpholine as a scaffold in medicinal chemistry: an update on synthetic strategies

A Tzara, D Xanthopoulos, AP Kourounakis - ChemMedChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Morpholine is a frequently used heterocycle in medicinal chemistry and a privileged
structural component of bioactive molecules. This is mainly due to its contribution to a …

SnAP reagents for the one-step synthesis of medium-ring saturated N-heterocycles from aldehydes

CVT Vo, MU Luescher, JW Bode - Nature chemistry, 2014 - nature.com
Interest in saturated N-heterocycles as scaffolds for the synthesis of bioactive molecules is
increasing. Reliable and predictable synthetic methods for the preparation of these …

Rapid Assembly of Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles in One‐Pot: Diazo‐Heterocycle “Stitching” by N–H Insertion and Cyclization

AJ Boddy, DP Affron, CJ Cordier, EL Rivers… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Methods that provide rapid access to new heterocyclic structures in biologically relevant
chemical space provide important opportunities in drug discovery. Here, a strategy is …

Recent advances in piperazine synthesis

KE Gettys, Z Ye, M Dai - Synthesis, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Piperazine ranks as the third most common N-heterocycle appearing in small-molecule
pharmaceuticals. This review highlights recent advances in methods development for the …