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 boron advantage: the evolution and diversification of boron's applications in medicinal chemistry

K Messner, B Vuong, GK Tranmer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the history of boron's early use in drugs, and the history of the use of boron
functional groups in medicinal chemistry applications are discussed. This includes …

Boron clusters as broadband membrane carriers

A Barba-Bon, G Salluce, I Lostalé-Seijo, KI Assaf… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The membrane translocation of hydrophilic substances constitutes a challenge for their
application as therapeutic compounds and labelling probes,,–. To remedy this, charged …

Boron chemistry for medical applications

F Ali, NS Hosmane, Y Zhu - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Boron compounds now have many applications in a number of fields, including Medicinal
Chemistry. Although the uses of boron compounds in pharmacological science have been …

Too persistent to give up: Aromaticity in boron clusters survives radical structural changes

J Poater, C Viñas, I Bennour, S Escayola… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
o-C2B10H12 isomerizes to m-C2B10H12 upon heating at 400° C. Deboronation in o-
C2B10H12 is a relatively easy process, whereas it is more difficult in m-C2B10H12. These …

[HTML][HTML] Boron chemicals in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective

BC Das, NK Nandwana, S Das, V Nandwana… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A standard goal of medicinal chemists has been to discover efficient and potent drug
candidates with specific enzyme-inhibitor abilities. In this regard, boron-based bioactive …

Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective B(9)-Amination of o-Carboranes and m-Carboranes in HFIP with Broad Nitrogen Sources

YN Ma, Y Gao, Y Ma, Y Wang, H Ren… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Amination of carboranes has a good application prospect in organic and pharmaceutical
synthesis. However, the current methods used for this transformation suffer from limitations …

Facile Construction of New Hybrid Conjugation via Boron Cage Extension

F Sun, S Tan, HJ Cao, C Lu, D Tu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aromatic polycyclic systems have been extensively utilized as structural subunits for the
preparation of various functional molecules. Currently, aromatics-based polycyclic systems …

B(9)-OH-o-Carboranes: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Property Exploration

YN Ma, H Ren, Y Wu, N Li, F Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we present a chemically robust and efficient synthesis route for B (9)-OH-o-
carboranes by the oxidation of o-carboranes with commercially available 68% HNO3 under …

Metallacarborane cluster anions of the cobalt bisdicarbollide-type as chaotropic carriers for transmembrane and intracellular delivery of cationic peptides

Y Chen, A Barba-Bon, B Grüner… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cobalt bisdicarbollides (COSANs) are inorganic boron-based anions that have been
previously reported to permeate by themselves through lipid bilayer membranes, a …