Nature oxidizes biosynthetic intermediates into structurally and functionally diverse peptides. An iron-catalysed C–H oxidation mimics this approach in the lab, enabling chemists to synthesize structural analogues with ease.
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Bartlett, S., Spring, D. Complex peptides made simple. Nature Chem 9, 9–10 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2701
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