Preferred Label : stereoselectivity;
IUPAC definition : The preferential formation in a chemical reaction of one stereoisomer over another.
When the stereoisomers are enantiomers, the phenomenon is called enantioselectivity
and is quantitatively expressed by the enantiomer excess; when they are diastereoisomers,
it is called diastereoselectivity and is quantitatively expressed by the diastereoisomer
excess.;
Origin ID : S05991;
See also
The preferential formation in a chemical reaction of one stereoisomer over another.
When the stereoisomers are enantiomers, the phenomenon is called enantioselectivity
and is quantitatively expressed by the enantiomer excess; when they are diastereoisomers,
it is called diastereoselectivity and is quantitatively expressed by the diastereoisomer
excess.
