Light-empowered contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing

• Published in: Nature reviews. Chemistry Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 35 - 50
• Main Authors: Wang, Peng-Zi, Xiao, Wen-Jing, Chen, Jia-Rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.01.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/403/933; 639/638/403/935; 639/638/439/890; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Diols; Editing; Inorganic Chemistry; Isomerization; Organic Chemistry; Organic compounds; Photocatalysis; Physical Chemistry; Review Article; Stereochemistry; Stereoselectivity; Sugar; Thermodynamics

Creating, conserving and modifying the stereochemistry of organic compounds has been the subject of significant research efforts in synthetic chemistry. Most synthetic routes are designed according to the stereoselectivity-determining step. Stereochemical editing is an alternative strategy, wherein...