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stereodivergent

stereodivergent adjective: that produces different chiral forms of the same compound.

Adjective

stereodivergent (not comparable)

  1. That produces different chiral forms of the same compound
    • This cascade cyclization process is ideally suited for the total syntheses of sesquiterpenes (−)-4α,7α-aromadendranediol ( 92 ), (−)-4β,7α-aromadendranediol ( 93 ), and (−)-epiglobulol ( 94 ) from a single dienyne 84b by using a stereodivergent gold(I)-catalyzed reaction as the key step (Scheme 24...2015 June 10, Ruth Dorel, Antonio M. Echavarren, “Gold-Catalyzed Reactions via Cyclopropyl Gold Carbene-like Intermediates”, in The Journal of Organic Chemistry, volume 80, →DOI

Origin of stereodivergent

From stereo- + divergent.

Questions about stereodivergent

What does stereodivergent mean?
Stereodivergent means that produces different chiral forms of the same compound.
What part of speech is stereodivergent?
Stereodivergent is an adjective.

Words near stereodivergent in the dictionary

  1. stereodisparity
  2. stereodissecting
  3. stereodissection
  4. stereodissections
  5. stereodivergency
  6. stereodivergent
  7. stereodiversified
  8. stereodynamic
  9. stereodynamics
  10. stereoed
  11. stereoelective

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