Stereoselective

In chemistry, a stereoselective chemical reaction yields a mixture of stereoisomers from a single reactant where it is observed that the formation of one stereoisomer is favoured over the other.

Related Topics:
Chemistry - Chemical reaction - Stereoisomers - Reactant

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example: dehydrohalogenation of 2-iodo-butane yields 80% trans-2-butene and 20% cis-2-butene

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Bartsch, R.A.; Pruss, B.A.;Bushaw, B.A.; Wiegers, K.E. (1973). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95, 3405

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