Organic Synthesis as a Scientific Method
Examples from our group on the use of organic synthesis as a scientific method are presented. Challenges regarding the constitution and configuration of natural products, their biological activity, the feasibility of biosynthetic transformations, the role of putative intermediates in biosynthetic pathways, and the role of substituents in toxic compounds have been investigated by the preparation of synthetic natural products and their derivatives.
Authors
- Karl Gademann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-0689)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2026.671
- Primary Topic
- Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung