title: The new era of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.
abstract: The synthesis, the chemical and photochemical reactivity, and the use of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles in materials and as bioactive compounds have been reviewed. The material in this survey includes some historical background, general features, state-of-the-art applications together with a critical discussion about current limitations and suggestions for future developments.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica E. Paternò, Viale delle Scienze-Parco d'Orleans II-Edificio 17, Palermo, 90128 Italy. pace@unipa.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pierro