1. Spirocaracolitone isolated from a new genus and species, Ruptiliocarpon caracolito. The first CD spiro-triterpenoid
2. PE1018, a novel insecticidal compound produced by Humicola sp.
3. aBoth
are polycyclic systems, evidence that my current distaste for the
synthesis of ″molecular lines″ was already growing.
4. bAlso
of note is the obvious difference in the sound of their names—one
a rather melodious mixture of chemical and biological identifiers,
and the other a painful-to-pronounce alphanumeric codename. While
not often discussed, I believe that this type of consideration—in
addition to the issues of visual pleasure discussed throughout this
essay—does play some role in our choosing of scientific pursuits
as well as radio stations and baby names.
5. Bioinspired Synthesis of (−)‐PF‐1018