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3.8: Terminology

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    [3.3]sigmatropic rearrangement (3.6)
    aerobic dehydrogenation (3.1)
    anti-periplanar (3.4)
    asymmetric induction (3.2)
    β-hydroxy decanoyl-ACP dehydratase (3.1)
    chiral auxiliary (3.7)
    competitive substrate (3.6)
    diastereomer (3.2)
    enantioconvergent (3.6)
    enantiomer (3.2)
    enantioselective (3.6)
    enoyl-CoA isomerase (3.1)
    essential fatty acid (3.1)
    Favorskii rearrangement (3.4)
    internal electrophile (3.4)
    internal nucleophile (electrophile) (3.4)
    isoelectronic (3.4)
    latent carbanion (3.1)
    latent functional group (3.3)
    masked functional group (3.3)
    masking group (3.3)
    mixed function oxygenase (3.1)
    neighboring group effect (3.6)
    pinacol rearrangement (3.4)
    regiocontrol element (3.3)
    resolution (3.2)
    retro cycloaddition (RC) (3.3)
    ring contraction strategy (3.4)
    ring expansion strategy (3.4)
    stereocontrol element (3.2)
    stereoelectronic control (SEC) (3.3)
    stereoselective (3.4)
    stereospecific (3.4)
    steric approach control (SAC) (3.4)
    temporary bridge (3.4)
    thermodynamic control (TC) (3.4)
    unmasking (3.4)


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