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Asymmetric Autocatalysis Induced by Cinnabar: Observation of the Enantioselective Adsorption of a 5‐Pyrimidyl Alkanol on the Crystal Surface
Author(s) -
Shindo Hitoshi,
Shirota Yusuke,
Niki Kaori,
Kawasaki Tsuneomi,
Suzuki Kenta,
Araki Yuko,
Matsumoto Arimasa,
Soai Kenso
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.201304284
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , adsorption , autocatalysis , chemistry , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , computer science , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering
A chiral mineral, cinnabar , served as a chiral source of asymmetric autocatalysis to afford enantioenriched 5‐pyrimidyl alkanol. The adsorption structures of related compounds were observed with atomic force microscopy. Enantioselective adsorption of the asymmetric autocatalyst was found in microcrystal formations at the chiral surface of cinnabar.