The CP molecule labyrinth: a paradigm of how endeavors in total synthesis lead to discoveries and inventions in organic synthesis.

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Published in Angew Chem Int Ed Engl on August 02, 2002

Authors

K C Nicolaou1, Phil S Baran

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. kcn@scripps.edu

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