Chemistry - Mirrors in flatland

被引：26

作者：

Raval, R

机构：

[1] Univ Liverpool, Surface Sci Res Ctr, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England

[2] Univ Liverpool, Dept Chem, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England

来源：

NATURE | 2003年 / 425卷 / 6957期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/425463a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms, which have different biological properties. A new way of creating solid chiral surfaces might make it easier to synthesize and purify only one of the mirror forms.

引用

页码：463 / 464

页数：2

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