stereodirection
nounEtymology From stereo- + direction.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The process of stereodirecting.
- 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:
- 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)
- Related terms
- stereodirect