Scripps Research chemists devise easier new method for making a common type of building block for drugs
Jin-Quan Yu, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Frank and Bertha Hupp Professor of Chemistry. Credit: Scripps Research Scientists transform simple linear amines into saturated heterocycles — ring-shaped structures critical for drug development. LA JOLLA, CA — Ring-shaped chemical structures called saturated heterocycles are found in most FDA-approved drugs but are often difficult to create. Scripps Research chemists have just developed a surprisingly easy method for making many of