Iodine/TBHP-Promoted One-Pot Deoxygenation and Direct 2-Sulfonylation of Quinoline N-Oxides with Sodium Sulfinates: Facile and Regioselective Synthesis of 2-Sulfonylquinolines : Iodine/TBHP-Promoted One-Pot Deoxygenation and Direct 2-Sulfonylation of Quinoline N-Oxides with Sodium Sulfinates: Facile and Regioselective Synthesi

Nitrogen heterocycles are among the most significant structural components of pharmaceuticals. Analysis of our database of U.S. FDA approved drugs reveals that 59% of unique small-molecule drugs contain a nitrogen heterocycle. In this review we report on the top 25 most commonly utilized nitrogen heterocycles found in pharmaceuticals. The main part of our analysis is divided into seven sections: (1) three- and four-membered heterocycles, (2) five-, (3) six-, and (4) seven- and eight-membered heterocycles, as well as (5) fused, (6) bridged bicyclic, and (7) macrocyclic nitrogen heterocycles. Each section reveals the top nitrogen heterocyclic structures and their relative impact for that ring type. For the most commonly used nitrogen heterocycles, we report detailed substitution patterns, highlight common architectural cores, and discuss unusual or rare structures.

The direct functionalization of C-H bonds in organic compounds has recently emerged as a powerful and ideal method for the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. This Review provides an overview of C-H bond functionalization strategies for the rapid synthesis of biologically active compounds such as natural products and pharmaceutical targets. Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.