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Conrotatory vs Torquoselectivity - What's the difference?

conrotatory | torquoselectivity |

As an adjective conrotatory

is (organic chemistry) describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense.

As a noun torquoselectivity is

(chemistry) a measure of selectivity in the direction of the conrotatory or disrotatory mode in an electrocyclic reaction.

conrotatory

English

Adjective

(wikipedia conrotatory) (-)
  • (organic chemistry) Describing an electrocyclic reaction in which the substituents at the interacting termini of the conjugated system both rotate in the same sense

    • Synonyms

    * antarafacial

    Antonyms

    * disrotatory

    torquoselectivity

    English

    Noun

    (torquoselectivities)
  • (chemistry) A measure of selectivity in the direction of the conrotatory or disrotatory mode in an electrocyclic reaction