Breakthrough in Heterocycle Synthesis
Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and St. Petersburg State University have developed a novel method to produce valuable heterocycles, specifically imidazoles, using oxygen from the air as a key reagent.
This innovation simplifies and reduces the cost of synthesizing imidazoles, which are essential components of various medicinal substances and materials. Imidazoles are integral to creating drugs with a wide range of actions, including:
- Antiparasitic medications
- Antifungal medications
- Antibacterial medications
- Antitumor medications
- Medications for high blood pressure
The research was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation and published in the journal SYNTHESIS (Q2, IF: 2.3).
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Author's summary: TPU chemists simplify imidazole synthesis using air.