Definition of "enantioselective" [enantioselective]

• (of a catalyst) that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers (adjective)

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• "My research group grew and the scope of our work broadened to include other topics: enantioselective synthesis, metal complexes, new reactions for synthesis and enzyme chemistry."
• "The chemistry builds on a procedure recently developed in our laboratories, permitting catalytic enantioselective oxygen transfer to alkenes over a short timescale, in the presence of as little as 0.1 mol% of catalyst."
• "Hamashima, Y. & Sodeoka, M. Diastereo - and enantioselective conjugate addition of α-ketoesters to nitroalkenes catalyzed by a chiral"