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August 15, 1994 7:00 AM UTC

CalTech scientists have reported a method for synthesizing the asymmetric, anti-inflammatory drug naproxen.

As described in Nature, the CalTech procedure has potential to meet commercial needs. The proportion of the desired chiral product was 96 percent, compared to a previously achieved 70 percent level. ...