Chemists find an easier way to synthesize new drug candidates; New method could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business
Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 01:29
in Mathematics & Economics
Chemists have designed a new way to attach a trifluoromethyl group to certain compounds, which they believe could allow pharmaceutical companies to create and test new drugs much faster and potentially reduce the cost of drug discovery. The new synthesis could have an immediate impact.