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Inside Cover: Enantiospecific Desorption Triggered by Circularly Polarized Light (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 44/2019)
Author(s) -
Mortaheb Farinaz,
Oberhofer Katrin,
Riemensberger Johann,
Ristow Florian,
Kienberger Reinhard,
Heiz Ulrich,
Iglev Hristo,
Kartouzian Aras
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201912595
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , desorption , enantiomer , circular polarization , int , materials science , quantum , chirality (physics) , physics , chemistry , optics , stereochemistry , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , chiral symmetry , operating system , quark , microstrip , nambu–jona lasinio model , adsorption
Exposing racemic samples of 1,1′‐bi‐2‐naphthol (BINOL) coated onto achiral glass substrates to right or left circularly polarized light leads to preferential desorption of one or the other enantiomer. In their Communication on page 15685 ff., H. Iglev, A. Kartouzian and co‐workers show how this effect can be exploited for contamination‐free enantioenrichment. A simplified phenomenological model suggests that the contribution of quantum mechanical processes should be explored.