In chemistry, stereospecificity is the property of a reaction mechanism that leads to different stereoisomeric reaction products from different stereoisomeric reactants, or which operates on only one (or a subset) of the stereoisomers. In contrast, stereoselectivity is the property of a reactant mixture where a non-stereospecific mechanism allows ...
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(from the article `asymmetric synthesis`) Asymmetric syntheses often are called stereoselective; if one of the products forms exclusively, the reaction is called stereospecific.
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