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Boron clusters in medicinal chemistry: perspectives and problems

Detlef Gabel
- 01 Feb 2015 - 
- Vol. 87, Iss: 2, pp 173-179
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In this paper, the perspectives of boron clusters for drug design and problems to be solved for a broader application are discussed, and a list of actions is given for overcoming the problems.
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Abstract Boron clusters have been employed successfully as constituents in bioactive substances. In this review, the perspectives of boron clusters for drug design and problems to be solved for a broader application are discussed, and a list of actions is given for overcoming the problems.

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A new intermolecular interaction: unconventional hydrogen bonds with element-hydride bonds as proton acceptor.

TL;DR: A new type of intermolecular interaction is described, which operates between a conventional hydrogen bond donor such as an NH or OH bond as the weak acid component and an element-hydride bond as a weak base component, where the element in question can be a transition metal or boron.
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