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= K. Barry Sharpless
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<Karl Barry Sharpless> developed methods for <asymmetric oxidation>, including <Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation> and <asymmetric dihydroxylation>. A <chiral catalyst> makes one <enantiomer> form preferentially, giving synthetic chemists control over molecular handedness as well as molecular connectivity.https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/sharpless-lecture.pdf[2001 Nobel lecture: asymmetric epoxidation and dihydroxylation, geraniol examples]{ref}

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 Karl Barry Sharpless (source code)