- In stereochemistry,
prochiral molecules are
those that can be
converted from
achiral to
chiral in a
single step, such as
changing one atom. An achiral...
- and by
Wrinch that were
widely discussed in the 1940s. The
concept of
prochirality is
necessary for
understanding some
aspects of
enzyme stereospecificity...
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Desymmetrization is a
chemical reaction that
converts prochiral substrates into
chiral products.
Desymmetrisations are so
pervasive that they are rarely...
-
stereoselectivity of this
reaction was
further investigated through study of
prochiral methylene hydrogen discrimination. This is due to the
extra chiral center...
-
coarctate transition state.
Chiral epoxides are
produced by
epoxidation of
prochiral alkenes. When the
catalyst is
chiral or the
alkene is chiral, then asymmetric...
- metal-propylene complexes,
which are
intermediates in
these processes.
Propylene is
prochiral,
meaning that
binding of a
reagent (such as a
metal electrophile) to the...
-
transfer it from below.
Since the C4
carbon that
accepts the
hydrogen is
prochiral, this can be
exploited in
enzyme kinetics to give
information about the...
- than 100% purity,
typically 95% glycerol.
Although achiral,
glycerol is
prochiral with
respect to
reactions of one of the two
primary alcohols. Thus, in...
-
which means that they can be used for the
enantioselective hydrolysis prochiral diesters.
Several procedures have been
reported for
applications in the...
- (R)-enantiomer. However, one
should note that
adding a
chemical group to the
prochiral center from the Re-face will not
always lead to an (S)-stereocenter, as...
