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Reconfiguration of Stereoisomers under Sonomechanical Activation
Author(s) -
Cravotto Giancarlo,
Cintas Pedro
Publication year - 2010
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.201001360
Subject(s) - racemization , control reconfiguration , atropisomer , enantiomer , twist , substrate (aquarium) , stereochemistry , chemistry , materials science , computer science , mathematics , geology , geometry , oceanography , embedded system
Let's twist to the music : In an unprecedented reconfiguration of thermally stable atropisomers, mechanical stress induced by ultrasound waves on a polymer‐bound substrate (see structure) did effectively cause racemization facilitating enantiomer interconversion.