Organic Letters · 2008 · 81 citations · 16 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySynthetic Medicinal ChemistryCross-coupling ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryAzetidine ChemistryDiversity-oriented Heterocycle SynthesisHeterocycle FunctionalizationHeterocyclic Medicinal ChemistryMedicinal Chemistry ApplicationsMedicinal HeterocyclesNickel-catalyzed Cross-couplingSuzuki - Miyaura Coupling
The oxetan-3-yl and azetidin-3-yl substituents have previously been identified as privileged motifs within medicinal chemistry. An efficient approach to installing these two modules into aromatic systems, using a nickel-mediated alkyl-aryl Suzuki coupling, is presented.
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Oxetanes as Promising Modules in Drug Discovery
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