BI-2536 is a member of the class of tetrahydropterins that is 7,8-dihydropteridin-6(5H)-one substituted by {2-methoxy-4-[(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl}amino, methyl, ethyl, and cyclopentyl groups at positions 2, 5, 7R, and 8, respectively. It is a polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitor with antineoplastic activity. It has a role as an EC 2.7.11.21 (polo kinase) inhibitor, an antineoplastic agent and an apoptosis inducer. It is a secondary carboxamide, a member of benzamides, a member of cyclopentanes, a monomethoxybenzene, a member of piperidines, a tetrahydropterin, a substituted aniline, a secondary amino compound and a tertiary amino compound.
