Uncontrolled side reactions during alcohol transformations lead to unwanted byproducts and poor isomeric purity. Improving selectivity reduces waste and eliminates complex downstream separation stages.

Unwanted side reactions and degradation during synthesis lead to contaminated unsaturated aldehyde and alcohol streams. Improving recovery and purity of these specific intermediates prevents downstream yield loss in terpene manufacturing.

Thermodynamically unstable or biologically inactive cis-isomers limit product utility. Achieving high stereopurity through controlled isomerization ensures chemical stability and specific biological activity.

Complex bicyclic and quinone structures often suffer from poor site-specificity during oxidative functionalization. Improving regioselectivity prevents the formation of unwanted isomers and reduces purification overhead.