N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) can be easily modified by introducing functional groups at the nitrogen atoms, which leads to versatile coordination chemistry as well as diverse catalytic applications of the resulting complexes. This article summarizes our contributions to the field of NHCs bearing different types of sulfur functions, i.e., thioether, sulfoxide, thiophene, and thiolato. The expe...

The synthesis of deoxy-Breslow intermediates in their oxidized form has been developed via the reaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with chalcones. Moreover, the initial tetrahedral adduct formed from the 1,4-addition of NHCs to chalcones is also isolated.

Heterocyclic compounds are very widely distributed in nature and are essential to life as they play a vital role in the metabolism of living cells. There are a vast number of pharmacologically active heterocyclic compounds of which many are in regular therapeutic usage. Among various heterocyclic compounds, quinoline-based drugs such as quinine, chloroquine, pamaquine and quinacrine are well kn...

UNLABELLED Heterocyclic amines get entry into human body mainly through ingestion of pan-fried meats cooked at high temperatures. Exposure of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) to ingested xenobiotics prior to delivery to the liver may lead to metabolic activation, which may explain the high incidence of GIT carcinogenesis. Therefore, this study investigated the mutagenic activation of 2 heterocy...

 Caffeic acid phenethyl ester(CAPE) suppresses the growth of transformed cells such as human breast cancer cells, hepatocarcinoma , myeloid leukemia, colorectal cancer cells, fibrosarcoma, glioma and melanoma. A group of heterocyclic esters of caffeic acid was synthesized using Mitsunobu reaction and the esters were subjected to further structural modification by electrooxidation of the catecho...

The synthesis of 6- methyl- 2- phenyl- 7H- oxazolo [3,2-b] 1,2,4-Triazine- 7-one (6, R=Ph) and its 2-P- bromophenyl analogue to the two members of a new heterocyclic system is described

The academic community has extensively explored, over the years, heterocyclic compounds of carbazolic motif [...]