Stereoselectivity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being stereoselective or a measure of the extent to which a reaction is stereoselective countable, uncountable

    "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The stereoselectivity that occurs in these vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations results in a strong preference for the formation of cis-divinylcyclopropanes."

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"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The stereoselectivity that occurs in these vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations results in a strong preference for the formation of cis-divinylcyclopropanes."

Etymology

From stereo- + selectivity.

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