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Spirocyclic Oxetanes: Synthesis and Properties†
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We thank F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG for support of this research. We are indebted to Frank Senner and Pia Warga for their great dedication in measuring the physicochemical data described herein.
Abstract
Wormholes through chemical space: Spirocyclic oxetanes are described as analogues of morpholine and also as topological siblings of their carbonyl counterparts. They are particularly promising in terms of both their physicochemical properties and the ease with which they can be grafted onto molecular structures. The data collected highlight oxetanes as both the hydrophilic sister of a gem-dimethyl unit and the carbonyl group's lipophilic brother.