Click Chemistry-Aided Drug Discovery

Dear Colleagues,

Click chemistry has had an enormous impact on drug discovery, as it has provided chemists with an arsenal of selective, high-yielding, and modular reactions to rapidly assemble and optimize bioactive molecules. This Special Issue aims to highlight advances in the application of click chemistry at all steps of the drug discovery process—from the design and synthesis of diverse compound libraries to targeted delivery systems and chemical probes for biological evaluation.

Topics of interest will include common click reactions, such as copper catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC), strain-promoted cycloadditions, and bio-orthogonal reactions that facilitate in situ modifications and tracking in living systems.

Contributions to the Special Issue will showcase examples of how click chemistry can improve lead identification and structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies, facilitate the isolation and modification of natural products, and provide new therapeutic modalities (including macrocycles and PROTACs). By presenting original research, reviews, and short communications, this Special Issue is expected to provide a snapshot of how click chemistry is expanding the medicinal chemistry toolbox, presenting new solutions to problems that have challenged drug development for years.

Dr. Damien Bosc
Guest Editor

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