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Main feature of the catalytic cycle responsible for the perfect asymmetric autocatalytic amplification in the Soai reaction

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10.71267/mencom.8099
Published 23 September 2026
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.8099
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8099
TI - Main feature of the catalytic cycle responsible for the perfect asymmetric autocatalytic amplification in the Soai reaction
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Mikhaylov, Oleg Andriyanovich
AU - Gridnev, Ilya Dmitrievich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/23
PB - Mendeleev Communications
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@article{2026_Mikhaylov,
author = {Oleg Andriyanovich Mikhaylov and Ilya Dmitrievich Gridnev},
title = {Main feature of the catalytic cycle responsible for the perfect asymmetric autocatalytic amplification in the Soai reaction},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Sep},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8099},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.8099}
}
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Keywords

aldehydes
alkylation
allylboration
asymmetric autoamplification
autocatalysis
diisopropylzinc
Soai reaction
spontaneous generation of chirality

Abstract

Analysis of the available data on the Soai reaction, including the most recent experimental and computational findings, allowed us to conclude that an asymmetric autocatalytic amplification (AAA) takes place only when both the monomer and the smallest possible oligomer (dimer) of the product/catalyst are catalytically non-competent.

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Russian Science Foundation
22-13-00275-P

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