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Limonene enables highly efficient asymmetric synthesis via the Mitsunobu reaction
- April 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Many bioactive molecules used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics contain enantiomers, which are structural isomers that exist as nonsuperimposable mirror images in right- and left-handed forms. Therefore, in asymmetric synthesis, controlling the formation of the desired enantiomer with high precision is essential.
Originally published at Phys.org