Triazole refers to a heterocyclic compound with the molecular formula C2H3N3, which has a five-membered ring consisting of two carbon atoms and three nitrogen atoms. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease already affect many people around the world, and these numbers are increasing rapidly. Treatment for these disorders is often aimed at relieving symptoms and has no cure. Research on new molecules is underway, and heterocyclic compounds have important pharmacological implications. Triazoles and tetrazoles are emerging as new molecules in this field.
Dioxolane is a heterocyclic acetal with the formula (CH2)2O2CH2. It is related to tetrahydrofuran by exchanging an oxygen for the CH2 group. The isomer 1,2-dioxolane (in which the two oxygen centers are adjacent) is a peroxide. 1,3-Dioxolane is used as solvent and comonomer in polyacetal. The dioxolane-type and their hydrogenolysis can provide very valuable partially protected building blocks either for oligosaccharide syntheses or sugar transformations.