Cyclohexane is an organic compound with a chemical formula C6H12. It is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor, insoluble in water, and soluble in most organic solvents such as ethanol, ether, benzene, and acetone. Cyclohexyl fragments are a common structure in both natural and synthetic drugs. It can be used as both core structure and part of achiral side chain.
Isoindoles are fused benzopyrrole ring systems and are regioisomers of 1H-indoles. Isoindoles and their derivatives are widely utilized as primary synthetic building blocks for tetracenes, boron dipyrromethenes and exploited largely in materials and pharmaceutical industry.