Regioselective

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one structural isomer is favoured over all others

Synonyms

All synonyms
regiospecificregiospecific

Etymology

From regio- + selective.

Related phrases

structural isomer

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