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Science 18 July 1986:
Vol. 233. no. 4761, pp. 318 - 324
DOI: 10.1126/science.233.4761.318
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Organic Synthesis in Japan: From Natural Products to Synthetic Control

TERUAKI MUKAIYAMA 1

1 Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 113, Japan.

Organic chemistry in present day Japan, which has developed from early interest in natural products chemistry, now includes total synthesis, physical organic chemistry, synthetic methods, and organometallic chemistry. In this article, the current state of Japanese organic chemistry is briefly reviewed and a representative aspect of today's organic chemistry—exploration of new synthetic methodology—is discussed.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)