The synthesis and biological investigation of a family of natural products and unnatural analogues illustrates the importance of considering both form and function in the planning of any synthesis.
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Phillips, A. Function first. Nature Chem 3, 575–576 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1105
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