Chiral symmetry breaking by chemically manipulating statistical fluctuation in crystallization

Shu Ting Wu, Yan Rong Wu, Qing Qing Kang, Hui Zhang, La Sheng Long, Zhiping Zheng, Rong Bin Huang, Lan Sun Zheng

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Abstract

Breaking out: By introducing a relatively stable intermediate to chemically control the nucleation rate, chiral symmetry breaking was achieved in the crystallization of intrinsically chiral helical coordination polymers. The fewer crystal clusters formed, the more pronounced the symmetry breaking (see picture). (Graph Presented)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8475-8479
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume46
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Chiral symmetry breaking
  • Chirality
  • Coordination polymers
  • Enantiomers
  • Helical structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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