C–H insertion as a key step to spiro-oxetanes, scaffolds for drug discovery

A new route to spiro-oxetanes, potential scaffolds for drug discovery, is described. The route is based on the selective 1,4-C–H insertion reactions of metallocarbenes, generated from simple carbonyl precursors in flow or batch mode, to give spiro-β-lactones that are rapidly converted into spiro-oxe...

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Main Authors: Nicolle, Simon M., Nortcliffe, Andrew, Bartrum, Hannah E., Lewis, William, Hayes, Christopher J., Moody, Christopher J.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45531/