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Enantiomer‐Specific Oriented Attachment: Formation of Macroscopic Homochiral Crystal Aggregates from a Racemic System
Author(s) -
Viedma Cristóbal,
McBride J. Michael,
Kahr Bart,
Cintas Pedro
Publication year - 2013
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.201303915
Subject(s) - enantiopure drug , enantiomer , racemic mixture , crystal (programming language) , chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , materials science , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , computer science , programming language , catalysis
Let's get together : Racemic samples of d ‐ and l ‐enantiomorphous NaBrO 3 (or NaClO 3 ) crystals aggregate with nearly complete enantioselection. Centimeter‐sized enantiopure megacrystals are often produced, and these can be sorted easily.