FSU Chemist James Frederich synthesizes complex molecule with potential for medicine and pharmaceutical applications

FSU's James Frederich and his team developed a new method to rapidly build complex natural molecules, successfully synthesizing fusicoccadiene for the first time. This molecule is a precursor to a promising cancer therapy, marking a major step toward a new drug development. The breakthrough, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could help advance future cancer treatments by making these previously inaccessible compounds available for research.