2-Aryl-2,2-difluoroacetamide FKBP12 ligands: synthesis and X-ray structural studies.
Dubowchik, G.M., Vrudhula, V.M., Dasgupta, B., Ditta, J., Chen, T., Sheriff, S., Sipman, K., Witmer, M., Tredup, J., Vyas, D.M., Verdoorn, T.A., Bollini, S., Vinitsky, A.(2001) Org Lett 3: 3987-3990
- PubMed: 11735566 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ol0166909
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1J4R - PubMed Abstract: 
[structure: see text] 2-Aryl-2,2-difluoroacetamido-proline and pipecolate esters are high affinity FKBP12 ligands whose rotamase inhibitory activity is comparable to that seen for the corresponding ketoamides. X-ray structural studies suggest that the fluorine atoms participate in discrete interactions with the Phe36 phenyl ring and the Tyr26 hydroxyl group, with the latter resembling a moderate-to-weak hydrogen bond.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, P.O. Box 5100, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492-7660, USA. gene.dubowchik@bms.com