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7.8 Concluding Remarks
In this chapter, applications of amidine, guanidine and phosphazene superbases to the
synthesis of natural products have been discussed. Many structurally complex natural
products have been synthesized efficiently and elegantly by making use of the reactions
described. Currently, much attention is focussed on the development of chiral superbases
and their application to asymmetric reactions. Such catalytic asymmetric reactions are
expected to offer exciting and efficient new approaches to the synthesis of natural products
and biologically active compounds.
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