The halogen bond
The halogen bond occurs when there is evidence of a net attractive interaction between an
electrophilic region associated with a halogen atom in a molecular entity and a nucleophilic …
electrophilic region associated with a halogen atom in a molecular entity and a nucleophilic …
Halogen bonding in supramolecular chemistry
LC Gilday, SW Robinson, TA Barendt… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular chemistry is “the chemistry of the intermolecular bond, covering the
structures and functions of the entities formed by association of two or more chemical …
structures and functions of the entities formed by association of two or more chemical …
Computer modeling of halogen bonds and other σ-hole interactions
MH Kolar, P Hobza - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
In the field of noncovalent interactions a new paradigm has recently become popular. It
stems from the analysis of molecular electrostatic potentials and introduces a label, which …
stems from the analysis of molecular electrostatic potentials and introduces a label, which …
Principles and applications of halogen bonding in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology
Halogen bonding has been known in material science for decades, but until recently,
halogen bonds in protein–ligand interactions were largely the result of serendipitous …
halogen bonds in protein–ligand interactions were largely the result of serendipitous …
Detained introns are a novel, widespread class of post-transcriptionally spliced introns
Deep sequencing of embryonic stem cell RNA revealed many specific internal introns that
are significantly more abundant than the other introns within polyadenylated transcripts; we …
are significantly more abundant than the other introns within polyadenylated transcripts; we …
Recent advances in ring-opening of donor acceptor cyclopropanes using C-nucleophiles
K Ghosh, S Das - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring-opening transformations of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes (DAC) with carbon-
centered nucleophiles is a simple, straight-forward approach to 1, 3-bifunctional compounds …
centered nucleophiles is a simple, straight-forward approach to 1, 3-bifunctional compounds …
Stereospecific targeting of MTH1 by (S)-crizotinib as an anticancer strategy
Activated RAS GTPase signalling is a critical driver of oncogenic transformation and
malignant disease. Cellular models of RAS-dependent cancers have been used to identify …
malignant disease. Cellular models of RAS-dependent cancers have been used to identify …
Halogen bonding (X‐bonding): A biological perspective
MR Scholfield, CMV Zanden, M Carter… - Protein Science, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of the halogen bond (or X‐bond) has become recognized as contributing
significantly to the specificity in recognition of a large class of halogenated compounds. The …
significantly to the specificity in recognition of a large class of halogenated compounds. The …
Halogen bond: its role beyond drug–target binding affinity for drug discovery and development
Z Xu, Z Yang, Y Liu, Y Lu, K Chen… - Journal of chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Halogen bond has attracted a great deal of attention in the past years for hit-to-lead-to-
candidate optimization aiming at improving drug-target binding affinity. In general, heavy …
candidate optimization aiming at improving drug-target binding affinity. In general, heavy …
Dual kinase-bromodomain inhibitors for rationally designed polypharmacology
Concomitant inhibition of multiple cancer-driving kinases is an established strategy to
improve the durability of clinical responses to targeted therapies. The difficulty of discovering …
improve the durability of clinical responses to targeted therapies. The difficulty of discovering …