enantioselective

English

Etymology

From enantio- +‎ selective.

Adjective

enantioselective (comparative more enantioselective, superlative most enantioselective)

1. (chemistry, of a catalyst) that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers
   • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich

     In combination with the two complementary methods that have been developed for asymmetric vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations, the chemistry is applicable to the enantioselective synthesis of a wide variety of acyclic, cyclic, and polycyclic systems.

Derived terms

• enantioselectively
• nonenantioselective