Frontiers in Chemistry (Apr 2022)

Design and Synthesis of Conformationally Diverse Pyrimidine-Embedded Medium/Macro- and Bridged Cycles via Skeletal Transformation

  • Yoona Choi,
  • Subin Lee,
  • Heejun Kim,
  • Seung Bum Park

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.841250
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The rigidity and flexibility of small molecules are complementary in 3-dimensional ligand-protein interaction. Therefore, the chemical library with conformational diversity would be a valuable resource for investigating the influence of skeletal flexibility on the biological system. In this regard, we designed and synthesized ten conformationally diverse pyrimidine-embedded medium/macro- and bridged cyclic scaffolds covering 7- to 14-member rings via an efficient skeletal transformation strategy. Their high conformational and shape diversity was confirmed by chemoinformatic analysis.

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