Soai reaction
Soai reaction is alkylation of pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde by diisopropylzinc. The product pyrimidyl alcohol acts as an autocatalyst, and with low enantiomeric excess yield product with very high enantiomeric excess.
See also
External links
- Asymmetric autocatalysis and its implications for the origin of homochirality
- Prof. Kenso Soai
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1021%2Fja953066g
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