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asymmetric synthesis |
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asymmetric synthesisChemical reaction by which unequal amounts of two product isomers are formed. It is normally not possible to synthesize from materials that do not have optical activity (i.e., are not chiral) one stereoisomer of a chiral compound without the other, but use of a chiral auxiliary, such as an enzyme or other catalyst, a solvent, or an intermediate, can force the reaction to produce predominantly or only one isomer. Asymmetric syntheses are often called stereoselective; if one product forms exclusively, it is stereospecific. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| com/reports/c55875) has announced the addition of New Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis to their offering. ZACA Reaction: Zr-Catalyzed Asymmetric Carboalumination of Alkenes (Ei-ichi Negishi, Bo Liang, Tibor Novak, and Ze Tan) Bisoxazolines - a Privileged Ligand Class for Asymmetric Catalysis (Andreas Pfaltz). Yuan maintains major research interests in the synthesis of bioactive compounds, asymmetric catalysis and natural products chemistry. |
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