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C 3 Symmetry in Asymmetric Catalysis and Chiral Recognition
Author(s) -
Moberg Christina
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980216)37:3<248::aid-anie248>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - symmetry (geometry) , rotational symmetry , catalysis , enantioselective synthesis , chiral symmetry , molecular recognition , theoretical physics , physics , chemistry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , geometry , molecule , mechanics , quark
Rotational symmetry can be an important factor in the design of highly selective receptors for chiral recognition. This is well known for C 2 ‐symmetric compounds, but the concept can be extended to chiral compounds of higher symmetry such as 1 .