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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: ChemMedChem. 2013 Jan 29;8(3):385–395. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201200585

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

Structure of carboxylic acid bioisosteres based on fluorinated alcohol and ketones. In the latter case, it is the hydrate form, which is present under physiological conditions, that is bioisosteric with the carboxylic acid moiety.