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SUBMITTER: Frabitore C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315687 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20220717 14
Nitrogen-containing heterocycles represent the majority of FDA-approved small-molecule pharmaceuticals. Herein, we describe a synthetic method to produce saturated N-heterocyclic drug scaffolds with an internal alkyne for elaboration. The treatment of N,N-dimethylhydrazinoalkenes with Et<sub>2</sub>Zn, followed by a Cu(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling with 1-bromoalkynes, results in piperidines and pyrrolidines with a good yield. Five examples are reported and a proposed mechanism for the Cu(I)-catal ...[more]