Isosteres: 1. Univalent Atoms

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Bioisosteres/Isosteres

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Isosteres:

1. Univalent atoms

a) -CH 3 = -NH 2 = -OH = -F = -Cl = -SH b) -Cl = -SH

c) -Br = i-Pr d) -I = t-Bu

2. Bivalent atoms

a) -CH 2- = -NH- = -O- =-S- = -Se-

O O O O
b) = =
C = C C C
CH 2 N O S
H

3. Trivalent atoms

-CH= = -N=

4. Tetravalent atoms

a)
C = Si b) =C= = =N=

5. Ring equivalents

a) H H
S O N O O N S
= = = = = N = =
N N N

b) N N
= = N

H
c) O N S
= = =
Bioisosteres (less similar structurally)

1. Hydrogen

-H = -F

2. Carbonyl group

NC CN OH
O O O O CN N
C O O O
= = = = = = =
C S S S C C
C N N H
R

3. Carboxylic acid group

O H
O O O O O O O O OH O OH O O N N
= N = OH
= S = S = S = P = P = =
C C N
OH NHR OH OH NHR OEt NH-CN N
OH O

4. Amide group

O O O OH O O CH 3
= = = N
= = =
N N N N O N
H H H H H N
H

5. Ester group

O N O N N
= N =
O O
O

6. Hydroxy group

O O O O
= S = -NH-CN = -CH(CN) 2
OH = NH N R = -CH2OH =
R N NH 2
H H

7. Halogen

X= -CF3 = -CN = -N(CN)2 = -C(CN)3

8. Ring equivalents 9. Spacer group


a)
= b) H H
O N -(CH 2) 3- =
N =
NO 2 N NH2

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