Ryōji Noyori developed chiral catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation, in which addition of hydrogen preferentially produces one enantiomer. This work was recognized by the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[ref]
The catalyst creates competing reaction paths with different activation free energies. It can thus favour one molecular handedness while being regenerated, linking catalysis with stereoselectivity.
Figure 1.
Portrait of Ryōji Noyori
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