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What is a regioselective reaction?

Answer 1

The overall reaction is referred to as regioselective if more than one reaction could occur between a set of reactants under the same conditions, producing products that are constitutional isomers and if one product forms in greater amounts than the others.

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Answer 2

Santiago Alfonso

A regioselective reaction is a chemical reaction in which one bond or functional group is preferentially formed over other possible bonds or functional groups. This selectivity is based on the specific conditions and reagents used in the reaction.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.