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. 2004 Apr 5;101(16):5732–5736. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0308363101

Scheme 4.

Scheme 4.

Proposed models for the Soai reaction based on trimeric (A) and tetrameric (B) transition states, where the order refers to the number of prochiral aldehyde plus ex-aldehyde (alcohol/alkoxide or nascent alkoxide species) that are brought together (although not simultaneously) in the reaction event.