New weapons are constantly needed in the fight against cancer. The discovery of cisplatin as an anticancer drug prompted the search for new metal complexes. The successful history of cisplatin motivated chemists to develop a plethora of metal‐based molecules. Among them, metal‐N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes have gained significant attention because of their suitable qualities for efficient drug design. The enhanced applications of coinage metal‐NHC complexes have encouraged a gradually increasing number of studies in the fields of medicinal chemistry that benefit from the fascinating chemical properties of these complexes. This review aims to present recent developments in synthetic strategies and medicinal applications of copper, silver and gold complexes supported by NHC ligands.

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Thiazole is the versatile heterocyclic compound in heterocyclic chemistry and in drug design. Presence of several reaction sites in the thiazole moiety extends their range of applications and leads to new solutions for challenges in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. Thiazole derivatives are widely used as bioactive agents, liquid crystals, sensors, catalysts, etc. The motivating molecular architecture of 1,3-thiazoles make them suitable moieties for drug development. In this review, our aim is to corroborate the recent data available on various synthetic strategies and biological properties of 1,3-thiazole derivatives.

Friedel-Crafts reaction is one of the most useful synthetic tools in organic chemistry, mainly in the synthesis of aromatic ketones. The active catalysts for this reaction are modified zeolites and are preferable catalysts when shape selectivity affects the formation of the expected product. In this review, our aim is to corroborate recent literature available on zeolite catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reaction.

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