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Can C 3 ‐Symmetric Receptors Differentiate Enantiomers?
Author(s) -
Moberg Christina
Publication year - 2006
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/anie.200601214
Subject(s) - enantiomer , symmetry (geometry) , receptor , contrast (vision) , stereochemistry , spheres , chemistry , physics , combinatorics , mathematics , pure mathematics , optics , geometry , biochemistry , astronomy
Symmetry and chiral recognition : In contrast to previous arguments, recent reports have demonstrated that C 3 ‐symmetric receptors can bind chiral substrates with high enantioselectivity (see picture: H=host, G=( S ) or ( R )‐configured guest; colored spheres represent different‐sized substituents).