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Cover Picture: Inherently Chiral Macrocyclic Oligothiophenes: Easily Accessible Electrosensitive Cavities with Outstanding Enantioselection Performances (Chem. Eur. J. 47/2014)
Author(s) -
Sannicolò Francesco,
Mussini Patrizia R.,
Benincori Tiziana,
Cirilli Roberto,
Abbate Sergio,
Arnaboldi Serena,
Casolo Simone,
Castiglioni Ettore,
Longhi Giovanna,
Martinazzo Rocco,
Panigati Monica,
Pappini Marco,
Quartapelle Procopio Elsa,
Rizzo Simona
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201490194
Subject(s) - courtesy , chemistry , chirality (physics) , molecule , computer science , polymer science , physics , philosophy , organic chemistry , chiral perturbation theory , linguistics , nambu–jona lasinio model , pion , particle physics
When new topologically appealing molecules are formed, fantasy‐assisted cogitation tries to associate their shapes to objects of everyday life: knots, cylinders, pretzels, baskets, ladders, etc. Chirality adds a touch of intelligence to these molecules, which gain the ability to recognize enantiomorphic species. In their Communication on page 15298 ff., F. Sannicolò et al. describe some inherently chiral elliptical and triangular oligothiophene macrocycles which they associate with the pictograms of some more or less mysterious crop circles. Photograph courtesy of Mr. Steve Alexander, www.temporarytemples.co.uk.