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stereocenter

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stereocenter [′ster·ē·ō‚sen·tər]
(organic chemistry)
A (chiral) carbon atom that has four different substituents bonded to it. Also known as a stereogenic atom.
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They have arranged the papers into five sections dealing with the creation of new stereocenters using existing stereochemical information in the molecule or from a chiral auxiliary, metal-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis, asymmetric catalysis with enzymes and small organic molecules, asymmetric reactions in total synthesis, and asymmetric synthesis for the production of drugs and fine chemicals.
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The reaction also includes the facet of stereocenter control through the use of either L- or D- proline to give either the S or the R version of the product, respectively.
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