Kavita Rana, Salahuddin, J. Sahu
Dec 21, 2020
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Current drug research reviews
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BACKGROUND Oxadiazole core displays various pharmacological properties among five membered nitrogen heterocyclic compounds specially 1,3,4-oxadiazole containing molecules have occupied a particular place in the field of synthetic medicinal chemistry as surrogates (bioisosteres) of carboxylic acids, carboxamides and esters. Moreover, they are having widespread kind of applications in numerous zones as polymers, as luminescence producing materials and as electron-transporting materials and corrosion inhibitors. METHODS This write up contains comprehensive and extensive literature survey on chemical reactivity and biological properties associated with 1,3,4-oxadiazole containing compounds. RESULTS This review summarises 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety in numerous compounds with reported pharmacological activity such as antiviral, analgesic and anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant, insecticidal and anti-parasitic etc. Nevertheless, ring opening reactions of the 1,3,4-oxadiazole core have also made great attention, as they produce new analogues containing aliphatic nitrogen atom and to other ring system. CONCLUSION In relation to occurrence of oxadiazoles in biologically active molecules, 1,3,4-oxadiazole core emerges as an structural subunit of countless significance and usefulness for the development of new drug aspirants applicable to the treatment of many diseases. It concludes that 1,3,4-oxadiazole core compounds are more efficacious and less toxic medicinal agents with respect to new opinions in the search for rational strategies.