Stereoselective heterocycle synthesis through oxidative carbon-hydrogen bond activation.
Heterocycles are ubiquitous structures in both drugs and natural products, and efficient methods for their construction are being pursued constantly. Carbon-hydrogen bond activation offers numerous advantages for the synthesis of heterocycles with respect to minimizing the length of synthetic routes and reducing waste. As interest in chiral medicinal leads increases, stereoselective methods for heterocycle synthesis must be developed. The use of carbon-hydrogen bond activation reactions for stereoselective heterocycle synthesis has produced a range of creative transformations that provide a wide array of structural motifs, selected examples of which are described in this review.
Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.
Lei
L
Liu
Paul E
PE
Floreancig
D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D002244:Carbon