Natural products often serve as sources of new drugs, either directly or after synthetic modification, but site-selective functionalization of complex small molecules is challenging. Now, a method has been developed that enables selective modification of a wide range of natural products by engaging a benzyne intermediate in a variety of reaction modes.
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Tasker, S., Hergenrother, P. Taming reactive benzynes. Nature Chem 9, 504–506 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2786
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