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stereodirect en · VERB

Etymology

From stereo- + direct.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To direct the stereochemistry of a reaction.
   • 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:
   • This anchoring can stereodirect adsorption. 1999, Gerard V. Smith, Ferenc Notheisz, Heterogeneous Catalysis in Organic Chemistry, page 292:

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