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On the Definition of Chirality
Author(s) -
Barron Laurence D.
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.19960020619
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , supramolecular chirality , supramolecular chemistry , physics , nanotechnology , materials science , quantum mechanics , chiral symmetry , molecule , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Should Lord Kelvin's definition of chirality be modified to accommodate concepts associated with the chirality of large random supramolecular structures? Stimulated by a recent article by D. Avnir et al. ( Chem. Eur. J. 1996 , 2, 174), L. D. Barron discusses this question. In their reply D. Avnir et al. further clarify and discuss their original thesis.