different between stereochemistry vs stereocontrol

English

stereo- +? chemistry

stereochemistry (countable and uncountable, plural stereochemistries)

(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species
(chemistry, countable) the effect of such spatial arrangement on the chemistry of a particular compound

stereo- +? control

stereocontrol (uncountable)

(chemistry) control of the stereochemistry of a reaction
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
The stereocontrol that is possible with this type of chemistry is illustrated in the case of cis- and trans-piperylene.

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