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stereodirection en · NOUN

Etymology

From stereo- + direction.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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)

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