Pyrones or pyranones are a class of heterocyclic chemical compounds. They contain an unsaturated six-membered ring containing one oxygen atom and a ketone functional group. There are two isomers denoted as 2-pyrone and 4-pyrone. 2-Pyrone is used in organic synthesis as a building block for more complex chemical structures because it may participate in a variety of cycloaddition reactions to form bicyclic lactones. Pyrone derivatives are extremely prevalent structural motif in diverse naturally and synthetically occurring bioactive molecules having a broad array of chemotherapeutic potentials.
Pyrans are an important class of six-membered heterocyclic compounds, non-aromatic rings, composed of five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, and contain two double bonds. The molecular formula of pyran is C5H6O, and there are two isomers. Pyrans, together with benzo derivatives, form scaffolds for a variety of drug applications, many of which are approved and promising candidates in clinical trials and recently isolated bioactive natural products.