Organic Letters
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Scheme 5. Total Synthesis of (+)-Phthioceranic Acid
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Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(21790332, 21532003, 21625204), the “111” project (B06005)
of the Ministry of Education of China, and the National
Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals for
financial support.
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