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How do electrostatic effects effect facial selectivity in addition to cyclic oxo-carbeniums?
I was reviewing Dave Evans' notes for stereochemistry of C=X electrophile additions, and found this slide detailing differences in additions to cyclic oxo-carbenium electrophiles, but I don't ...
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Enantiomeric excess catalysed
Enantiomeric excess is defined as
$$ee = \frac{[R]-[S]}{[R]+[S]}$$
I found this problem in an IChO paper:
"When using the enantiomerically pure (BINOL)Al(OiPr) as a catalyst for reduction of ...
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