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Thiophene-based analogs have been fascinated by a growing number of scientists as a potential class of biologically active compounds. Furthermore, they play a vital role for medicinal chemists to improve advanced compounds with a variety of biological effects. The current review envisioned to highlight some recent and particularly remarkable examples of the synthesis of thiophene derivatives by heterocyclization of various substrates from 2012 on.
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Abedinifar, F., Babazadeh Rezaei, E., Biglar, M. et al. Recent strategies in the synthesis of thiophene derivatives: highlights from the 2012–2020 literature. Mol Divers 25, 2571–2604 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-020-10128-9
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