An innovative combination of chemical synthesis, theory and spectroscopy could simplify determination of the structures of naturally occurring, biologically active molecules, which are often leads for drug discovery. See Letter p.436
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Thompson, S., Hoye, T. Molecular structure assignment simplified. Nature 547, 410–411 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/547410a
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