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Nature Chemistry (26 September 2008) | doi:10.1038/nchem.69
Total synthesis: A catalytic challenge
Abstract
Natural product synthesis provides an ideal testing ground for any new synthetic methodology, particularly asymmetric catalysis. It is almost always possible to create a simple natural product from a compound prepared during development of the methodology, but a tougher test involves applying this to the synthesis of an entirely new natural product.
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