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Regioselectivity



In chemistry, regioselectivity is the preference of one direction of chemical bond making or breaking over all other possible directions [1]. It can often apply to which of many possible position 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 add.

Regioselectivity in ring-closure reactions is governed by the Baldwin's rules.

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References

  1. ^ March, Jerry (1985). Advanced Organic Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure, third Edition, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-85472-7. 
 
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