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Chapter20: Transition Metals And Coordination Chemistry

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Interestingly, reduction of the complex shown above mostly gives the
alcohol enantiomer shown below after workup.

a. Draw the other minor diastereomeric alcohol product.

b. Briefly explain the diastereoselectivity of the reduction – why is one
enantiomer heavily favored? Draw a structure or structures to support your
answer.

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Will the bonding of the Zn2+ ion to the ketone oxygen lone pair make the ketone C=O easier or more difficult to reduce? Why

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