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What is Regioselective and stereoselective reactions?

Also known as: regioselective reaction · stereoselective reaction

Definition 20.7 University Chemistry — Year 1 · Chapter 20 — -Elimination

A reaction that can give several constitutional isomers but forms one mainly is a regioselective reaction; one that can give several stereoisomers but forms one mainly is a stereoselective reaction.

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