Total synthesis

Complete chemical synthesis of a complex molecule

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2019
Vanillin
Researchers published a paper revealing vanillin residue discovered in jars within a tomb in Israel, dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE, suggesting possible cultivation of an unidentified Old World-endemic Vanilla species in Canaan during the Middle Bronze Age.

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