Chemists are able to induce uniform chirality
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 11:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Chirality is a fundamental property of many organic molecules and means that chemical compounds can appear in not only one form, but in two mirror-image forms as well. Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg have now found a way to spontaneously induce chirality in crystalline, liquid-crystalline and liquid substances, without requiring any external influence. The findings could be significant for the development of new active substances and for materials science. The study was recently published in Chemical Science an international journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.