Preferred Label : asymmetric photochemistry;
IUPAC definition : i Photochemical process /i leading to a chiral substance from an achiral precursor
such that one enantiomer predominates over the other.;
Scope note : asymmetric induction may be achieved by the use of chiral reagents, a chiral environment,
or circularly polarized light.;
Origin ID : AT07328;
See also
i Photochemical process /i leading to a chiral substance from an achiral precursor
such that one enantiomer predominates over the other.