Doesn't add much, though: "The author has explained to us that the statement pertains to a compound that was ”downgraded” from something being isolated to a pr

Doesn't add much, though: "The author has explained to us that the statement pertains to a compound that was ”downgraded” from something being isolated to a proposed intermediate. Hence, we have left the ASAP manuscript on the web for now." Did the author explain whether or not he was asking a subordinate to fabricate data? That seems to be the more pressing issue here!