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Chirality of Large Random Supramolecular Structures
Author(s) -
Katzenelson Omer,
HelOr Hagit Zabrodsky,
Avnir David
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.19960020209
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , supramolecular chemistry , limiting , spiral (railway) , supramolecular chirality , measure (data warehouse) , mathematics , computer science , physics , chemistry , crystallography , quantum mechanics , crystal structure , mathematical analysis , engineering , data mining , chiral symmetry , mechanical engineering , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
The structural chirality of large, random supramolecular structures, spiral diffusion‐limited aggregates, is analyzed and studied in detail by using a continuous chirality measure. It is found that classical definitions and terminologies of chirality are too restrictive for the description of such complex objects. A refined methodology and a conceptual vocabulary are developed, along with a generalized definition of chirality. Their application is demonstrated in detail on these large structures. The classical definition of chirality, tailored for small, nonrandom species, is a limiting case of the generalized viewpoint we propose.
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