Bioisostere

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the medicinal-chemistry subtree

Functional-group substitution preserving key interactions (volume, lipophilicity, H-bonding) while altering metabolism or patent space. Classical: –CH₃ → –CF₃, –COOH → tetrazole, –OH → –NHSO₂CH₃.

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