CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · SynOpen 2022; 06(02): 110-131
DOI: 10.1055/a-1826-2852
Graphical Review

Aryl Methyl Ketones: Versatile Synthons in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds

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Mark J. Mitton-Fry
The Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust (Transformational Award) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R21 AI148986) provided financial support.


Abstract

The synthesis of aromatic heterocycles has attracted substantial attention due to the abundance of these heterocycles in drug molecules, natural products, and other compounds of biological interest. Accordingly, there is a demand for straightforward synthetic protocols toward such compounds using readily available starting materials. In the past decade, there have been substantial developments in heterocycle synthesis, especially in metal-catalyzed and iodine-assisted approaches. This graphical review focuses on notable reactions from the past decade using aryl and heteroaryl methyl ketones as starting materials, including representative reaction mechanisms.



Publication History

Received: 12 January 2022

Accepted after revision: 06 April 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
14 April 2022

Article published online:
08 June 2022

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