Oxadiazoles are a class of heterocyclic aromatic compounds with the molecular formula C2H2N2O, which have special biological activities and thermodynamic properties. Five-membered heterocyclic moieties composed of three or two heteroatoms are of great interest to researchers because these compounds show significant therapeutic potential. These heterocycles can serve as a building block for the development of novel molecular structures.
Benzodioxanes are a class of isomeric compounds with the molecular formula C8H8O2. The three isomers of benzodioxane are 1,2-benzodioxane, 1,3-benzodioxane and 1,4-benzodioxane. 1,4-Benzodioxane has long been a versatile template widely used to design molecules with diverse biological activities. Its use spans past decades in medicinal chemistry to today, involving many drug discovery strategies, not excluding the most advanced ones. 1,4-Benzodioxane derivatives have been described as agonists and antagonists of nicotinic, alpha-adrenergic and 5-HT receptor subtypes. 1,4-Benzodioxane derivatives have been also reported as antitumor and antibacterial agents.
Naphthyridine is a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds whose chemical formula is C8H6N2. They consist of naphthalene bicyclic rings in which two carbon atoms are replaced by nitrogen atoms. There are ten isomers of naphthyridine, because naphthyridine has two benzene rings, has strong π-π conjugation, and has better luminescence properties. Common naphthyridines are 1,8-naphthyridines. There are many kinds of 1,8-naphthyridine derivatives, and they are widely used.