Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1998 · 426 citations · 0 references
PharmacyChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCombinatorial ChemistryDrug DiscoverySynthetic Medicinal ChemistryCombinatorial SynthesisHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryMacrocycle SynthesisCombinatorial Library SynthesisFused Heterocycle SynthesisMulticomponent Heterocycle SynthesisMulticomponent Reaction Chemistry
When general and reliable, multicomponent reactions are among the most powerful tools in modern drug discovery. The principle of chemical ligation of reactive partners (see reaction scheme) has been employed to find a new, highly efficient synthesis of fused 3-aminoimidazoles.