Carboranes in drug discovery, chemical biology and molecular imaging

A Marfavi, P Kavianpour, LM Rendina - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
There exists a paucity of structural innovation and limited molecular diversity associated with
molecular frameworks in drug discovery and biomolecular imaging/chemical probe design …

The Rise of Boron-Containing Compounds: Advancements in Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Emerging Pharmacology

RJ Grams, WL Santos, IR Scorei, A Abad-García… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Boron-containing compounds (BCC) have emerged as important pharmacophores. To date,
five BCC drugs (including boronic acids and boroles) have been approved by the FDA for …

Optimizing boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) to treat cancer: an updated review on the latest developments on boron compounds and strategies

A Monti Hughes, N Hu - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a tumor-selective particle
radiotherapy. It combines preferential boron accumulation in tumors and neutron irradiation …

Primary Amine Nucleophilic Addition to Nitrilium Closo-Dodecaborate [B12H11NCCH3]: A Simple and Effective Route to the New BNCT Drug Design

AV Nelyubin, NA Selivanov, AY Bykov… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the present work, a convenient and straightforward approach to the preparation of
borylated amidines based on the closo-dodecaborate anion [B12H11NCCH3NHR]−, R= H …

Boron hydrogen compounds: hydrogen storage and battery applications

H Hagemann - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
About 25 years ago, Bogdanovic and Schwickardi (B. Bogdanovic, M. Schwickardi: J. Alloys
Compd. 1–9, 253 (1997) discovered the catalyzed release of hydrogen from NaAlH4. This …

New boron delivery agents

AG Beck-Sickinger, DP Becker… - Cancer Biotherapy & …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
This proceeding article compiles current research on the development of boron delivery
drugs for boron neutron capture therapy that was presented and discussed at the National …

Visible‐Light‐Induced Photoreduction of Carborane Phosphonium Salts: Efficient Synthesis of Carborane‐Oxindole‐Pharmaceutical Hybrids

Q Liu, BB Zhang, H Sheng, S Qiao… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Visible‐light‐induced photoreaction of carboranes is an effective approach to prepare
carborane‐containing compounds. While several methods involving boron‐centered …

Carboranes as unique pharmacophores in antitumor medicinal chemistry

Y Chen, F Du, L Tang, J Xu, Y Zhao, X Wu, M Li… - Molecular Therapy …, 2022 - cell.com
Carborane is a carbon-boron molecular cluster that can be viewed as a 3D analog of
benzene. It features special physical and chemical properties, and thus has the potential to …

Towards the application of purely inorganic icosahedral boron clusters in emerging nanomedicine

F Teixidor, R Núñez, C Viñas - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, drugs were obtained by extraction from medicinal plants, but more recently
also by organic synthesis. Today, medicinal chemistry continues to focus on organic …

A Potential Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Agent Selectively Suppresses High-Grade Glioma: In Vitro and in Vivo Exploration

C Alamón, B Dávila, MF García, S Nievas… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM), as the most central nervous system (CNS) intractable disease, has
spoiled millions of lives due to its high mortality. Even though several efforts have been …