Selectivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010686",
  "term": "Selectivity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The preference of a reagent to react with one specific site or substrate over others, or the preference of a catalyst to produce one particular product from multiple possible reactions. It quantifies the extent to which a reaction pathway is favored. For example, a highly selective catalyst will yield a high proportion of a desired product.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "coefficient",
    "interference"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)",
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1162 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1983, 55, 553. 'Recommendations for the usage of selective, selectivity and related terms in analytical chemistry' on page 555 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198855030553)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/selectivity/"
}