Stereoselectively fluorinated N-heterocycles: a brief survey
Open Access
- 29 November 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Beilstein Institut in Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 9 (1), 2696-2708
- https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.306
Abstract
The stereoselective incorporation of fluorine atoms into N-heterocycles can lead to dramatic changes in the molecules’ physical and chemical properties. These changes can be rationally exploited for the benefit of diverse fields such as medicinal chemistry and organocatalysis. This brief review will examine some of the effects that fluorine substitution can have in N-heterocycles, including changes to the molecules’ stability, their conformational behaviour, their hydrogen bonding ability, and their basicity. Finally, some methods for the synthesis of stereoselectively fluorinated N-heterocycles will also be reviewed.Keywords
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