chemoselectivity
Sign in to saveChemoselectivity is the preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.
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- Electrophilicity
- Carbonyl functional groups
- Metal-assisted selectivity
- Reducing and oxidizing reagents
- See also
- References
Chemoselectivity is the preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.
In a chemoselective system, a reagent in the presence of an aldehyde and an ester would mostly target the aldehyde, even if it has the option to react with the ester. Chemoselectivity is an area of interest in chemistry because scientists want to recreate complex biological compounds, such as natural products, and make specific modifications to them.
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