Chemists create 'assembly-line' for organic molecules
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 05:10
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed a process where reagents are added to a growing carbon chain with extraordinary high fidelity and precise orientation, thereby controlling the conformation of the molecule so that it adopts a helical or linear shape. The process can be likened to a molecular assembly line.