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FUTURE MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages 485-505Publisher
FUTURE SCI LTD
DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2016-0193
Keywords
C/Si-exchange; elements chemistry; heavier group 14 elements; isosterism; sila-drug; sila-substitution; silicon
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H03997, 16K15137, 16K15138] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Application of silyl functionalities is one of the most promising strategies among various 'elements chemistry' approaches for the development of novel and distinctive drug candidates. Replacement of one or more carbon atoms of various biologically active compounds with silicon (so-called sila-substitution) has been intensively studied for decades, and is often effective for alteration of activity profile and improvement of metabolic profile. In addition to simple C/Si exchange, several novel approaches for utilizing silicon in medicinal chemistry have been suggested in recent years, focusing on the intrinsic differences between silicon and carbon. Sila-substitution offers great potential for enlarging the chemical space of medicinal chemistry, and provides many options for structural development of drug candidates.
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