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For questions about reactions that favour the formation of one or more stereoisomers.

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Enantioselectivity of Noyori Asymmetric Hydrogenation

I think this is easy to answer than you think. Let's look at the stereochemistry of compounds in the question, 1g and 1h (I also put the common product, 1a, for convenience): The stereospecific red …
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Why does only the cis-isomer of potassium dioxalatodiaquochromate(III) form?

I'm not an inorganic chemist, but to my understanding, both cis- and trans-dioxalatodiaquochromate(III) ions exist (Note that some also called it as Diaquabis(Oxalato)Chromate (III)). According to wha …
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Does syn-dihydroxylation form racemic mixture?

Oxidation of alkene to 1,2-syn-diol by cold basic $\ce{KMnO4}$ is a common classification test for alkene in undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory courses. OP had correctly recognized that this …
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stereoselectivity in aldol reactions

The given transition states and relevant diastereo-selectivity $(de)$ are given as below: The OP's question as follows: when the 1-substituent contains benzyloxy group stereoselectivity is less than …
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