Issue 45, 2010
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Chemical Communications

Pasteur's quasiracemates in 2D: chiral conflict between structurally different enantiomers induces single-handed enantiomorphism†

Christian Roth,a   Daniele Passeronea  and  Karl-Heinz Ernst*a  

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Abstract

During two-dimensional chiral conglomerate formation of tartaric acid on the copper(110) surface, the growth of one enantiomorph is suppressed by the opposite chirality of a coadsorbed malic acid enantiomer, forming a quasi-racemic, semi-ordered mixture.

Graphical abstract: Pasteur's quasiracemates in 2D: chiral conflict between structurally different enantiomers induces single-handed enantiomorphism

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC03060K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Aug 2010
Accepted
29 Sep 2010
First published
18 Oct 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 8645-8647

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Pasteur's quasiracemates in 2D: chiral conflict between structurally different enantiomers induces single-handed enantiomorphism

C. Roth, D. Passerone and K. Ernst, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 8645 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03060K

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