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During a recent investigation into the chemistry of oligofurans (polymers of the furan heterocycle, which show potential to be used in materials), the investigators observed an interesting reaction wi...
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Endiandric acids are a class of natural products isolated from the Australian plant Endiandra introrsa. Natural products containing chiral centers are generally found in nature as a single enantiomeri...
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