BP305T · Semester 3 · B.Pharm
Unit IV — Five-Membered Heterocycles
Heterocyclic Compounds and Stereochemistry
This study page introduces Five-Membered Heterocycles in Heterocyclic Compounds and Stereochemistry (BP305T), B.Pharm Semester 3. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Hantzsch–Widman Nomenclature and Classification of Heterocyclic Compounds
- Relative Aromaticity and Reactivity of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene
- Synthesis, Electrophilic Substitution Mechanisms, and Medicinal Uses of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene
Definitions and short notes
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Heterocyclic compound
A cyclic (ring-shaped) organic compound in which at least one atom of the ring is a heteroatom — an atom other than carbon. The most common heteroatoms are nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), and sulphur (S).
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Carbocyclic compound
A ring compound made only of carbon atoms (for example, benzene, cyclohexane). Heterocycles are the opposite of this.
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