Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry - Volume 14, Issue 5, 2017

Fluorinated medicines have become research emphasis in the fields of pesticides and medicines due to their advanced properties. Trifluoroacetoacetate (TFAAE) is an important intermediate for the synthesis of pesticide, medicine and other fluorine compounds. As a useful building block containing trifluoromethyl, TFAAE is widely used in the synthesis of heterocyclic drugs, insecticides and herbicides. In this Read More

Considering the diverse applications and importance of DNA topoisomerases II (TOP II) inhibitors in biological systems, it is vital to understand the fundamental organic chemistry of these inhibitory agents through various synthetic strategies and it is crucial for further developments of the same. Many of the reported TOP II inhibitors are associated with extreme structural complexities and require multi-step synthetic routes Read More

2,3-Dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone is a special naphthoquinone with four electrophilic sites, useful for applications in organic synthesis and preparation of a diverse new compounds, such as 2,3-substituted derivatives and heterocycles, including those with the core naphthoquinone structure fused. It has also been used for the preparation of compounds for evaluation against several biological targets. This review will Read More

Harmful algae blooms (HABs) involving Prymnesium parvum (Golden algae) is a worldwide fish killing event, seriously threatening the aquaculture industry and aquatic ecosystems. HABs frequently occur in natural reservoirs such as natural lakes which receive large numbers of visitors throughout the year. As a result, large amounts of Ultra-Violet (UV) chemical filters (the active ingredient of sunscreen products) are rel Read More

Azaflavanones are synthetic aza-analogues of flavanones possessing several biological interests, especially as anticancer. Since individual enantiomers of azaflavanones showed different anticancer activities, the development of asymmetric routes to access this class of compounds has appeared in the literature. This review shows the different approaches for the enantioselective synthesis of azaflavanones based on asy Read More

Organic thioether compounds had found extensive applications in the field of medicine, biology, agriculture, optical material and so on. The protocols synthesizing thioethers have always been an attractive interest to researchers. So far, various preparation methods involving diverse catalysts and promote reagents have been reported. A wide scope of newly published vital articles referring reactions of organic halides Read More