Azetidine 3 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption From left, Rice University graduate students Kaitlyn Lovato and Nicole Behnke and chemist László Kürti. The trio led a project to synthesize azetidines, precursors that make it easier for drug designers to access nitrogen atoms that are key to building new compounds. Credit Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.