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Alignment by the Convective and Vortex Flow of Achiral Self‐Assembled Fibers Induces Strong Circular Dichroism Effects
Author(s) -
Spada Gian Piero
Publication year - 2008
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.200704602
Subject(s) - circular dichroism , vortex , birefringence , linear dichroism , materials science , flow (mathematics) , supramolecular chemistry , dichroism , optics , crystallography , chemistry , mechanics , physics , crystal structure
Turn, turn, turn : Achiral supramolecular assemblies are able to align by convective flows or by a vortex flow generated by mechanical stirring in dilute solutions (see picture). The linear dichroism and the linear birefringence created by the alignment result in strong circular dichroism signals.