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Fluorine in health care: Organofluorine containing blockbuster drugs

David O'Hagan
- 01 Nov 2010 - 
- Vol. 131, Iss: 11, pp 1071-1081
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The top 10 fluorine containing pharmaceuticals (by US Sales in 2008) are highlighted in this article, where the structures and modes of action of these important drugs compounds are reviewed and representative synthetic routes are highlighted.
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This article is published in Journal of Fluorine Chemistry.The article was published on 2010-11-01. It has received 663 citations till now.

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Aromatic Trifluoromethylation with Metal Complexes

TL;DR: Molecules bearing a trifluoromethyl group constitute one of the most important classes of selectively fluorinated compounds, and derivatives bearing the CF3 group on aromatic rings are particularly numerous and important.
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Data-mining for sulfur and fluorine: an evaluation of pharmaceuticals to reveal opportunities for drug design and discovery.

TL;DR: The evolution and structural diversity of sulfur and the popular integration of fluorine into drugs introduced over the past 50 years are evaluated and promoted to promote innovative insights into drug development.
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Fluorine in medicinal chemistry.

TL;DR: This tutorial review provides a sampling of renowned fluorinated drugs and their mode of action with a discussion clarifying the role and impact of fluorine substitution on drug potency.
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Fluorine in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology

Iwao Ojima
TL;DR: This book discusses applications of fluorinated amino acids and peptides to chemical biology and pharmacology, and recent Advances in the Syntheses of Fluorinated Amino Acids.
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Bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors: quinolone and pyridone antibacterial agents.

TL;DR: Resume of Structure−Activity Relationships of Quinolones 573 5.11.1.
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