Role of Sulphur Containing Heterocycles in Medicinal Chemistry

Abstract

Numerous applications of heterocyclic chemistry can be found in daily life. In the structure of heterocyclic compounds are heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur. Numerous heterocyclic molecules that contain sulphur as a heteroatom have important physiological characteristics and practical medical uses.

Sulphur-containing heterocyclic compounds are considered a significant category due to their broad therapeutic applications like antibacterial, antimalarial, anticancer, antifungal, anti-HIV, and anti-inflammatory. This study focuses on the basic structure, properties, and synthesis of thiirane, thietane, thiophene, thiazole, and benzothiophene compounds and their biological importance.