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Novel Synthesis Route to Platensilin and Analogues

Researchers from Shandong University in China reported the total synthesis of platensilin and platensimycin, as well as the formal synthesis of platencin in JACS, using a …

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My Reading Tip of the Week: Total Synthesis of Scabrolide A by Radical Cascade

A radical cascade strategy to synthesize the complex marine natural product, Scabrolide A, is described in JACS by Pengfei Hu and coworkers.

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My Reading Tip of the Week: Efficacy of Remdesivir ProDrugs

The efficacy of triphosphate formation of remdesivir is dependent on ProTide substitution. Higher levels of triphosphate in the lung are observed with ProTide prodrugs.