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ReviewJournal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry2026

Palladium-catalysed synthesis of small-molecule epigenetic inhibitors as anticancer therapeutics.

Ram Sharma, Mandeep Rana, Amandeep Thakur, Ritu Ojha, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Ashwani Dhingra, Kunal Nepali

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7 authors.

Ram SharmaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Mandeep RanaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Amandeep ThakurSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ritu OjhaDepartment of Optometry, Mackay Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Seyyed Mojtaba MousaviDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ashwani DhingraGlobal Research Institute of Pharmacy, Global Research Group of Institutions, Yamuna Nagar, India.
Kunal NepaliSchool of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Palladium-catalysed reactions have emerged as indispensable tools in medicinal chemistry, enabling the precise construction of C-C and C-N bonds across a wide spectrum of drug-like molecular frameworks. This manuscript comprehensively examines advances reported over the past five years in palladium-catalysed methodologies applied to epigenetic drug discovery. The mechanistic diversity and synthetic adaptability of palladium catalysts for accessing scaffolds addressing the epigenetic targets have been highlighted. The robust drug design strategies and activity profile of the generated small molecule epigenetic inhibitors through palladium-assisted synthetic protocol are also presented in this compilation. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the influence of ligand structure, base selection, and solvent optimisation in modulating catalyst reactivity. Collectively, this review offers a practical and forward-looking framework for the design and synthesis of next-generation epigenetic anticancer therapeutics (selective/non-selective/hybrid-inhibitors and degraders/PROTACS).

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Antineoplastic AgentsEpigenesis, GeneticPalladiumSmall Molecule LibrariesCatalysisHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsPalladiumSmall Molecule LibrariesC–C/C–N bond formationepigenetic targetsgreen catalysisPalladium-catalysed cross-couplingSmall-molecule anticancer therapeutics

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PMID41693699
PMCPMC12912243

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