Episode Synopsis "Total Synthesis of Perseanol"

In this episode we discuss the total synthesis of (+)-perseanol reported by the Reisman lab. The route proceeds in 16 steps and takes advantage of a convergent fragment coupling strategy.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1580-x

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