For the first time, chemists have made a class of molecules previously thought too unstable to exist, and used them to generate exotic compounds1. Scientists say these notorious molecules, known as anti-Bredt olefins (ABOs), offer a new path to synthesizing challenging drug candidates.
The work is “a landmark contribution”, says Craig Williams, a chemist at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The findings are published in Science.
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