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  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery

Background:

  • Activity-directed synthesis (ADS) is a functional-driven approach to molecular discovery.
  • It contrasts with traditional structure-based methods by prioritizing molecular function.
  • ADS offers a flexible strategy for medicinal chemistry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the broad applicability and flexibility of ADS.
  • To showcase ADS in supporting diverse medicinal chemistry strategies.
  • To discuss the future potential of ADS in drug discovery.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing reactions with multiple potential outcomes.
  • Evaluating numerous chemotypes in parallel.
  • Focusing resources on identifying bioactive molecules and their synthetic pathways.

Main Results:

  • Four case studies demonstrate the general applicability of ADS.
  • ADS facilitates the simultaneous exploration of various molecular structures and synthetic routes.
  • Bioactive molecules are discovered alongside their corresponding synthetic methods.

Conclusions:

  • ADS is a versatile approach applicable to various medicinal chemistry strategies.
  • It efficiently generates leads by focusing on molecular activity.
  • Further development could lead to autonomous molecular discovery platforms and mainstream adoption.