diastereoselective

English

Adjective

diastereoselective (comparative more diastereoselective, superlative most diastereoselective)

1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting diastereoselectivity

   Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich

   This electronwithdrawing functionality not only inhibits the tendency of vinyldiazomethanes to rearrange to 3H-pyrazoles, but is also necessary to achieve highly diastereoselective cyclopropanations.

Derived terms

• atropodiastereoselective
• diastereoselectively