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. 2016 Oct 11;92(8):290–329. doi: 10.2183/pjab.92.290

Figure 11.

Figure 11.

The natural nine-membered enediyne chromophores of C-1027 and kedarcidin are in equilibrium with their p-benzyne form. Each p-benzyne form abstracts hydrogen atoms from the surroundings to form an aromatized chromophore.