

FOCUSED SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARY OF 5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDRO[1,2,4]TRIAZOLO[4,3-a]PYRAZINES: A BRICK FOR THE HOUSE OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Abstract
The article highlights the challenges and opportunities in the development of the piperazine-fused triazoles. Approaches toward medicinal chemistry relevant building blocks based on [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine platform were elaborated. The methods provide quick and multigram access to the target derivatives starting from commercially available nonexpensive reagents. The approaches were used to create a small library of the triazolopyrazines with variety of substituents in position 3. The potential of further synthetic application of the library members for medicinally oriented synthesis was shown.
Keywords
DPP-4 inhibitors; sitagliptin; [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine; heterocyclization; medicinal chemistry
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