Asymmetric autocatalysis induced by cinnabar: observation of the enantioselective adsorption of a 5-pyrimidyl alkanol on the crystal surface

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Aug 26;52(35):9135-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.201304284. Epub 2013 Jul 23.
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Keywords: asymmetric amplification; atomic force microscopy; autocatalysis; cinnabar; homochirality.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Catalysis
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Mercury Compounds / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Particle Size
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Mercury Compounds
  • Pyrimidines
  • cinnabar