Phenomenon of optical self-purification of chiral non-racemic compounds. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Owing to a faster rate of sublimation of the racemic form as compared to the optically pure form, optical purification occurred without any external action or special environmental condition. We believe that the phenomenon of optical self-purification reported here deserves further systematic study as possibly one of the mechanisms leading to the emergence and maintenance of prebiotic homochirality. Copyright 2007 American Chemical Society.

published proceedings

  • J Am Chem Soc

altmetric score

  • 13.096

author list (cited authors)

  • Soloshonok, V. A., Ueki, H., Yasumoto, M., Mekala, S., Hirschi, J. S., & Singleton, D. A.

citation count

  • 169

publication date

  • October 2007