Meanings
- uncountablechemistryThe process of stereodirecting.
With the free allylic alcohols, in turn, results could be interpreted by assuming stereodirection by hydrogen bonding between the peracid and the hydroxy group.
2008, Mihály Nógrádi, Stereoselective Synthesis: A Practical Approach (page 130)1 more example
Coleman and Fox (24) give such an example in which the catalyst system has two reactive sites which are equivalent except for a difference in capacity for stereodirection.
1968, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, page 761
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