'Cut-to-fuse' strategy: A new route for molecular skeletal editing

Phys.org reports a new “cut‑to‑fuse” strategy that lets researchers restructure a molecule without having to rebuild it from the ground up. The approach, part of the broader field of skeletal editing, could let chemists more readily explore novel structures and streamline the synthesis of compounds with pharmaceutical potential.

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