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Magnetochirality‐Induced Asymmetric Synthesis
Author(s) -
van Wüllen Leo
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20010216)2:2<107::aid-cphc107>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - homochirality , anisotropy , enantiomeric excess , enantiomer , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , chemical physics , magnetic field , materials science , physics , stereochemistry , optics , organic chemistry , catalysis , quantum mechanics
Magnetochiral anisotropy, the combined effect of a collinear arrangement of a magnetic field $\vec B$ and the wave vector $\vec k$ of a light beam—as illustrated in the picture—has been proven to produce an enantiomeric excess in a chemical reaction, to make this effect a likely candidate for the origin of the homochirality of life.