stereodirect

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verb

To direct the stereochemistry of a reaction.

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Meanings

verbstereodirect (third-person singular simple present stereodirects, present participle stereodirecting, simple past and past participle stereodirected)

present singular third person stereodirects · participle present stereodirecting · participle past stereodirected · past stereodirected

  1. transitivechemistryTo direct the stereochemistry of a reaction.

    This anchoring can stereodirect adsorption.

    1999, Gerard V. Smith, Ferenc Notheisz, Heterogeneous Catalysis in Organic Chemistry, page 292
    1 more example

    The stereodirecting effect of the C-5-glycuronate ester has been demonstrated in the synthesis of mannuronic acid alginate oligomers.

    2014, Yves Queneau, A Pilar Rauter, Thisbe Lindhorst, Carbohydrate Chemistry: Chemical and Biological Approaches, page 202

Origin

From stereo- + direct.

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