reactionspecific
Reaction-specific is a term used to describe properties, reagents, catalysts, or conditions that are tailored to a particular chemical reaction, such that they participate in or influence that reaction while having limited or no effect on other reactions. The term is not widely standardized and is often found in niche or informal writings; it may appear as reaction-specific, reactionspecific, or reaction specific depending on author and style guide.
In chemistry, reaction specificity is closely related to chemoselectivity and substrate specificity. A reaction-specific catalyst, for
Biochemistry and molecular biology also use the idea in the form of enzyme specificity, where an enzyme
Applications include selective synthesis, where reaction-specific catalysts streamline pathways; analytical assays using reaction-specific probes to reduce
Limitations may include context dependence, scalability, and potential cross-reactivity under real-world conditions. Because it is not