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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

1,2-Difunctionalized bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes: Long-sought-after mimetics for

Jin-Xin Zhao, Yu-Xuan Chang, Chi He, Benjamin J Burke, Michael R Collins, Matthew Del Bel, Jeff Elleraas, Gary M Gallego, T Patrick Montgomery, James J Mousseau and 5 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane as a Phenyl Isosteric Replacement.ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2026
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  11. Dibromocarbene addition to bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes: A facile route to substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  17. Facile Synthesis of Housanes by an Unexpected Strategy.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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  18. Expanding the Repertoire of Large Scaffolds withThe Journal of organic chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Jin-Xin ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Yu-Xuan ChangDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Chi HeDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Benjamin J BurkeOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
Michael R CollinsOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121; michael.collins@pfizer.com pbaran@scripps.edu.
Matthew Del BelOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
Jeff ElleraasOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
Gary M GallegoOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
T Patrick MontgomeryOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
James J MousseauDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Groton, CT 06340.
Sajiv K NairOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
Matthew A PerryDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Groton, CT 06340.
Jillian E SpanglerOncology Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, San Diego, CA 92121.
Julien C VantouroutDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Phil S BaranDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037; michael.collins@pfizer.com pbaran@scripps.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9193-9053

Funding

Scalable Synthesis and New Bond DisconnectionsR35GM118176 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI BARAN, PHIL S · 2016 to 2025
$11.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118176
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of a versatile platform for the synthesis of 1,2-difunctionalized bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes to potentially mimic

Indexed as

Biological AssayCrystallography, X-RayHepatocytesHumansHydrocarbons, AromaticInhibitory Concentration 50PentanesStereoisomerismHydrocarbons, AromaticPentanesbioisosteresmedicinal chemistrysynthesis

Identifiers

PMID34244445
PMCPMC8285974

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