Pure and Applied Chemistry

Pure Appl. Chem., 2013, Vol. 85, No. 6, pp. 1133-1147

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-13-01-01

Published online 2013-05-20

Total synthesis of (+)-spirastrellolide A methyl ester: Challenges and discoveries

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