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ReviewChemical reviews2026

Shape-Conserving Atom Replacements.

Mikus Puriņš, Cecile Elgindy, Mark D Levin

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Review in Chemical reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mikus PuriņšDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.
Cecile ElgindyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.
Mark D LevinDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4461-363X

Funding

Construction of Heteroarenes Through Single Atom I-RenewalR35GM142768 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Mark Daniel Levin · 2021 to 2026
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances have made possible the replacement of individual atoms within a molecular skeleton while preserving the integrity of the surrounding framework. These skeletal editing reactions are emerging as powerful tools for molecular optimization, as they directly mirror tactics central to structure-activity-relationship studies and therefore have the potential to accelerate progress in discovery chemistry settings. This review introduces a comprehensive framework for categorizing atom replacement reactions in aromatic systems, while also delineating strategies that enable these transformations. Important heuristics related to shape-conservation are discussed, including notions of skeletal rotation, introduction of vestigial substituents, and retrosynthetic simplicity. Examples of reactions which obey these principles are analyzed, focusing first on C-to-N replacement in aromatic systems ("benzene to pyridine" and related reactions) before moving to other classes of aromatic and aliphatic replacement reactions.

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PMID42229410
PMCPMC13250770

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