enantioselective

Adjective

 * 1)  that catalyzes the reaction of only one of a pair of enantiomers
 * 2) * Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
 * In combination with the two complementary methods that have been developed for asymmetric vinylcarbenoid cyclopropanations, the chemistry is applicable to the enantioselective synthesis of a wide variety of acyclic, cyclic, and polycyclic systems.