AN OVERVIEW: MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT HETEROCYCLIC MOIETY BENZOTRIAZOLE

In organic chemistry, the largest families of organic compounds belong in the heterocyclic compounds. In our daily life, the importance of heterocyclic compounds is very essential. It has a broad range of applications in medicinal chemistry. Benzotriazole is a bicyclic heterocyclic system consisting of three nitrogen atoms and a fused benzene ring, shows wide range of biological and pharmacological activities. Benzotriazole has been a matter of discussion among the scientific community due to its potential characteristics and touched areas such as medicinal, pharmacological, industrial, etc. Benzotriazole derivatives have shown several pharmacological activities, which are antimicrobial activity, anti-inflammatory, analgesic activity, anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, anticancer, anthelmintic, antidepressant, antioxidative, antitubercular, antiviral, anticorrosive, plant growth inhibitor, anti-inflammatory, etc.