Enantioselective catalysis, also known as asymmetric catalysis, refers to the process in which a catalyst facilitates the formation of one enantiomer over another in a chemical reaction. This type of catalysis is crucial in producing chiral molecules, which are compounds that have non-superimposable mirror images. These are particularly important in the pharmaceutical industry, as the two enantiomers of a drug can have vastly different biological activities.
