Thiazoles are very important functional groups in medicinal chemistry. They act as ligands on a variety of biological matrices. Thiazoles are used in a wide range of therapeutic applications, such as antibacterial, antiretroviral, antifungal, antiallergic, antihypertensive, pain treatment, and to control symptoms of schizophrenia.
1,2-Benzoisoxazole is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C7H5NO containing a benzene-fused isoxazole ring structure. The compound itself has no general application; however, functionalized benzoxazoles and benzoisoxazoles have a variety of uses, including therapeutic drugs such as some antipsychotics (including risperidone, paliperidone, cape ketone and iloperidone) and the anticonvulsant azolamide.