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The Soai reaction is an addition reaction between pyridine-5-carbaldehyde and diisopropylzinc, with an amplification factor as high as 630,000-fold; the product is a chiral secondary alcohol that can catalyze the next round of reaction, forming an autocatalytic cycle.
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