Examples of heterocyclic compounds include all of the nucleic acids, the majority of drugs, most biomass (cellulose and related materials), and many natural and synthetic dyes. More than half of known compounds are heterocycles. [3] 59% of US FDA -approved drugs contain nitrogen heterocycles. [4]
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The most common heterocycles are those having five- or six-membered rings and containing heteroatoms of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), or sulfur (S). The best known of the simple heterocyclic compounds are pyridine, pyrrole, furan, and thiophene.
Sulfur heterocycles are found in nature, but to a lesser degree than their nitrogen and oxygen analogs. Two members of the B-vitamin complex, biotin and thiamine, incorporate such heterocyclic moieties.
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A heterocycle is a ring containing at least one atom that is not carbon: “hetero” means “different.” Nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur are the primary elements seen in common heterocycles. Heterocycles may be aromatic or not aromatic, but aromatic heterocycles are often called “heteroaryls.”
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