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Synthesis of 3-Difluoromethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-thiones from Aroylhydrazides, TMSCF3, and Elemental Sulfur
Xinyi Zhang1, Jiahe Zou1, Jiawei Dong1
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Materia Medica & College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, China.
Abstract:
Difluoromethyl compounds have attracted significant interest due to their distinct and underexplored physicochemical characteristics. Here, a method was developed for synthesizing 3-difluoromethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-thiones through the cyclization of aroylhydrazides. The process employs inexpensive TMSCF3 as a difluoromethylation reagent and nontoxic elemental sulfur as a sulfurizing agent. Preliminary bioactivity evaluation indicated that most of the synthesized compounds possess certain potential anticancer activity.
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