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Shing-Hing Lau1, Alicia Galván1, Rohan R Merchant1
1†Innovative Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K.
Organic Letters
|June 17, 2015
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An efficient preparation of the antimalarial drug candidate OZ439, which was obtained by integrating a machine-assisted approach with batch processes, is reported. This approach allows a rapid and cost-effective production of the key intermediates that were readily elaborated into the target molecule.
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