stereodirect

English

Etymology

From stereo- +‎ direct.

Verb

stereodirect (third-person singular simple present stereodirects, present participle stereodirecting, simple past and past participle stereodirected)

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

     This anchoring can stereodirect adsorption.

   • 2014, Yves Queneau, A Pilar Rauter, Thisbe Lindhorst, Carbohydrate Chemistry: Chemical and Biological Approaches, page 202:

     The stereodirecting effect of the C-5-glycuronate ester has been demonstrated in the synthesis of mannuronic acid alginate oligomers.

Related terms

• stereodirection