Oxirane is a three-membered ring compound consisting of one oxygen atom and two carbon atoms. Oxirane is present in natural products such as cryptocin, which has anticancer properties, and azidomycin, trienone, and epoxidomycin, which have shown activity against drug-resistant leukemias and AIDS-related lymphomas. Other oxirane containing bioactive molecules have anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antitumor activities. Oxiranes are a strained ring susceptible to various nucleophilic, ring-opening or rearrangement reactions, so they are considered to be one of the most important intermediates in organic synthesis.
Phthalazine is a heterocyclic compound with the molecular formula C8H6N2 composed of a benzene ring fused with a pyridazine ring. Phthalazine and its derivatives do not exist in nature. Phthalazines are used as starting materials for organic synthesis. Studies have found that phthalazine has a variety of physiological activities, such as anti-cancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and so on. The synthesis of phthalazine compounds with novel structures and better biological activities has become a research hotspot in recent years.