Scientists Replaced One Atom Without Rebuilding the Molecule. Drug Hunters Could Gain a Faster Shortcut

Chemists have developed a one-step reaction that replaces boron with carbon inside a molecular ring while preserving the group attached to it. The method could make drug-candidate comparisons faster and cleaner, but it has so far been demonstrated only in laboratory chemistry, not in medicines or patients. Scientists Replaced One Atom Without Rebuilding the Molecule. Drug Hunters Could Gain a Faster Shortcut