7-Bromoheptanoic acid is a building block.1,2It has been used in the synthesis of azide-based nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) inhibitors with anticancer activity and SAHA derivatives that inhibit histone deacetylases (HDACs).
1.Colombano, G., Travelli, C., Galli, U., et al.A novel potent nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitor synthesized via click chemistryJ. Med. Chem.53(2)616-623(2010) 2.Suzuki, T., Nagano, Y., Kouketsu, A., et al.Novel inhibitors of human histone deacetylases: Design, synthesis, enzyme inhibition, and cancer cell growth inhibition of SAHA-based non-hydroxamatesJ. Med. Chem.48(4)1019-1032(2005)