A synthetic strategy that uses a series of simple reactions to distort the core architecture of complex natural products could provide libraries of stereochemically rich compounds that will help in the search for new biological probes and drugs.
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Sharma, I., Tan, D. Diversifying complexity. Nature Chem 5, 157–158 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1581
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