The essence of total synthesis
Author(s) -
K. C. Nicolaou,
Scott A. Snyder
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.0403799101
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , biochemical engineering , perspective (graphical) , natural (archaeology) , reactivity (psychology) , synthetic biology , power (physics) , data science , computer science , computational biology , biology , engineering , medicine , artificial intelligence , computer security , alternative medicine , physics , paleontology , pathology , quantum mechanics
For the past century, the total synthesis of natural products has served as the flagship of chemical synthesis and the principal driving force for discovering new chemical reactivity, evaluating physical organic theories, testing the power of existing synthetic methods, and enabling biology and medicine. This perspective article seeks to examine this time-honored and highly demanding art, distilling its essence in an effort to ascertain its power and future potential.
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