Regioselectivity
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Regioselectivity
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In organic chemistry, regioselectivity is the preference of chemical bonding or breaking in one direction over all other possible directions. It can often apply to which of many possible positions a reagent will affect, such as which proton a strong base will abstract from an organic molecule, or where on a substituted benzene ring a further substituent will be added. A specific example is a halohydrin formation reaction with 2-propenylbenzene: Because of the preference for the formation of one
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Preference of chemical bonding or breaking in one direction over others
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regioselectivity
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2023-10-05T16:21:41Z
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