Isosteres: 1. Univalent Atoms
Isosteres: 1. Univalent Atoms
Isosteres: 1. Univalent Atoms
Bioisosteres=
Isosteres=
Isosteres:
1. Univalent atoms
2. Bivalent atoms
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
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