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Huber L, Trapp O. Symmetry Breaking by Consecutive Amplification: Efficient Paths to Homochirality. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2022; 52:75-91. [PMID: 35984585 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-022-09627-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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To understand chiral symmetry breaking on the molecular level, we developed a method to efficiently investigate reaction kinetics of single molecules. The model systems include autocatalysis as well as a reaction cascade to gain further insight into the prebiotic origin of homochirality. The simulated reactions start with a substrate and only a single catalyst molecule, and the occurrence of symmetry breaking was examined for its degree of dependence on randomness. The results demonstrate that interlocking processes, which e.g., form catalysts, autocatalytic systems, or reaction cascades that build on each other and lead to a kinetic acceleration, can very well amplify a statistically occurring symmetry breaking. These results suggest a promising direction for the experimental implementation and identification of such processes, which could have led to a shift out of thermodynamic equilibrium in the emergence of life.
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- Laura Huber
- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.
- Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Königstuhl 17, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Tang Y, Liu L, Suzuki J, Teraguchi M, Kaneko T, Aoki T. Novel highly efficient absolute optical resolution method by serial combination of two asymmetric reactions from acetylene monomers having racemic substituents. Chirality 2022; 34:450-461. [PMID: 34997650 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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For general optical resolution, an optical resolution agent is necessary, and the best agent should be selected for each racemic compound. In this study, we will report that a novel optical resolution method by circularly polarized light (CPL) without any optical resolution agents has been developed by serially connecting two enantioselective reactions. These reactions we developed are the enantiomer-selective helix-sense-selective polymerization (ES-HSSP) and helix-sense-selective highly selective photocyclic aromatization (SCAT) by CPL (HS-SCAT). Since this significantly unique EPHS method (EPHS = ES-HSSP + HS-SCAT) does not need any optical resolution agents, any cocatalysts, and solvents for the selective decomposition reaction (HS-SCAT), this process is quite simple and convenient. Since this process does not include any decomposition of the target racemates themselves, both enantiomers could be obtained. The optical yields for isolated compounds that were enantiomerically separated by the EPHS method were very high, for example, 78%ee, 93%ee, and 85%ee for menthol, phenethyl alcohol, and 2-butanol, respectively. In addition, their chemical yields were around 85% to 94%. Therefore, the EPHS method was found to show an excellent performance and can be applied to actual optical resolution for a wide range of racemic compounds. This is the first absolute optical resolution by CPL showing high optical and chemical yields and expected to become a practical optical resolution method.
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- Yanan Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Yantai Research Institute and Graduate School, Harbin Engineering University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Tang Y, Liu L, Suzuki J, Teraguchi M, Kaneko T, Aoki T. Highly Efficient Absolute Optical Resolution with Circularly Polarized Light via Two Serial Enantioselective Reactions of Acetylene Monomers Bearing a Racemic Substituent. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yanan Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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Wu D, Zhou K, Tian J, Liu C, Tian J, Jiang F, Yuan D, Zhang J, Chen Q, Hong M. Induction of Chirality in a Metal–Organic Framework Built from Achiral Precursors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:3087-3094. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Dong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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Wu D, Zhou K, Tian J, Liu C, Tian J, Jiang F, Yuan D, Zhang J, Chen Q, Hong M. Induction of Chirality in a Metal–Organic Framework Built from Achiral Precursors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Dong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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Closs AC, Fuks E, Bechtel M, Trapp O. Prebiotically Plausible Organocatalysts Enabling a Selective Photoredox α-Alkylation of Aldehydes on the Early Earth. Chemistry 2020; 26:10702-10706. [PMID: 32233051 PMCID: PMC7496864 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Organocatalysis is a powerful approach to extend and (enantio-) selectively modify molecular structures. Adapting this concept to the Early Earth scenario offers a promising solution to explain their evolution into a complex homochiral world. Herein, we present a class of imidazolidine-4-thione organocatalysts, easily accessible from simple molecules available on an Early Earth under highly plausible prebiotic reaction conditions. These imidazolidine-4-thiones are readily formed from mixtures of aldehydes or ketones in presence of ammonia, cyanides and hydrogen sulfide in high selectivity and distinct preference for individual compounds of the resulting catalyst library. These organocatalysts enable the enantioselective α-alkylation of aldehydes under prebiotic conditions and show activities that correlate with the selectivity of their formation. Furthermore, the crystallization of single catalysts as conglomerates opens the pathway for symmetry breaking.
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- Anna C. Closs
- Department of ChemistryLudwig Maximilian University MunichButenandtstrasse 5–1381377MunichGermany
- Max-Planck-Institute for AstronomyKönigstuhl 1769117HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig Maximilian University MunichButenandtstrasse 5–1381377MunichGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig Maximilian University MunichButenandtstrasse 5–1381377MunichGermany
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- Department of ChemistryLudwig Maximilian University MunichButenandtstrasse 5–1381377MunichGermany
- Max-Planck-Institute for AstronomyKönigstuhl 1769117HeidelbergGermany
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Gerbig D, Desch S, Schreiner PR. Making Glycine Methyl Ester Chiral. Chemistry 2018; 24:11904-11907. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201802119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Dennis Gerbig
- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus-Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus-Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus-Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
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Yang G, Zhu L, Hu J, Xia H, Qiu D, Zhang Q, Zhang D, Zou G. Near-Infrared Circularly Polarized Light Triggered Enantioselective Photopolymerization by Using Upconversion Nanophosphors. Chemistry 2017; 23:8032-8038. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Guang Yang
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Optics and Optical Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Optics and Optical Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Optics and Optical Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, iChEM; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96th, Hefei Anhui 230026 P.R. China
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Cerutti-Delasalle C, Mehiri M, Cagliero C, Rubiolo P, Bicchi C, Meierhenrich UJ, Baldovini N. The (+)-cis
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-Olibanic Acids: Key Odorants of Frankincense. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:13719-13723. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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Cerutti-Delasalle C, Mehiri M, Cagliero C, Rubiolo P, Bicchi C, Meierhenrich UJ, Baldovini N. The (+)-cis
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-Olibanic Acids: Key Odorants of Frankincense. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201605242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco; Università di Torino; Via Pietro Giuria, 9- 10125 Torino Italy
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, UMR 7272; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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Myrgorodska I, Meinert C, Hoffmann SV, Jones NC, Nahon L, Meierhenrich UJ. Light on Chirality: Absolute Asymmetric Formation of Chiral Molecules Relevant in Prebiotic Evolution. Chempluschem 2016; 82:74-87. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Iuliia Myrgorodska
- Institut de Chimie de Nice ICN, UMR CNRS 7272; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL; L'Orme des Merisiers; BP 48 Saint Aubin 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice ICN, UMR CNRS 7272; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Aarhus University; 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- ISA, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Aarhus University; 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL; L'Orme des Merisiers; BP 48 Saint Aubin 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- Institut de Chimie de Nice ICN, UMR CNRS 7272; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences; Parc Valrose 06108 Nice France
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Niinomi H, Sugiyama T, Tagawa M, Murayama K, Harada S, Ujihara T. Enantioselective amplification on circularly polarized laser-induced chiral nucleation from a NaClO3solution containing Ag nanoparticles. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce01464j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sánchez-Carnerero EM, Agarrabeitia AR, Moreno F, Maroto BL, Muller G, Ortiz MJ, de la Moya S. Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Simple Organic Molecules. Chemistry 2015; 21:13488-500. [PMID: 26136234 PMCID: PMC4567477 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 604] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This article aims to show the identity of "circularly polarized luminescent active simple organic molecules" as a new concept in organic chemistry due to the potential interest of these molecules, as availed by the exponentially growing number of research articles related to them. In particular, it describes and highlights the interest and difficulty in developing chiral simple (small and non-aggregated) organic molecules able to emit left- or right-circularly polarized light efficiently, the efforts realized up to now to reach this challenging objective, and the most significant milestones achieved to date. General guidelines for the preparation of these interesting molecules are also presented.
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- Esther M Sánchez-Carnerero
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain)
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, One Washinghton Square, San José, CA 95192-0101 (USA)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040 (Spain).
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Myrgorodska I, Meinert C, Martins Z, Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L, Meierhenrich UJ. Molekülchiralität in Meteoriten und interstellarem Eis und das Chiralitätsexperiment an Bord der Kometenmission Rosetta der ESA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201409354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Myrgorodska I, Meinert C, Martins Z, Le Sergeant d'Hendecourt L, Meierhenrich UJ. Molecular chirality in meteorites and interstellar ices, and the chirality experiment on board the ESA cometary Rosetta mission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 54:1402-12. [PMID: 25431250 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Life, as it is known to us, uses exclusively L-amino acid and D-sugar enantiomers for the molecular architecture of proteins and nucleic acids. This Minireview explores current models of the original symmetry-breaking influence that led to the exogenic delivery to Earth of prebiotic molecules with a slight enantiomeric excess. We provide a short overview of enantiomeric enhancements detected in bodies of extraterrestrial origin, such as meteorites, and interstellar ices simulated in the laboratory. Data are interpreted from different points of view, namely, photochirogenesis, parity violation in the weak nuclear interaction, and enantioenrichment through phase transitions. Photochemically induced enantiomeric imbalances are discussed more specifically in the topical context of the "chirality module" on board the cometary Rosetta spacecraft of the ESA. This device will perform the first enantioselective in situ analyses of samples taken from a cometary nucleus.
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- Iuliia Myrgorodska
- Institut de Chimie de Nice ICN, UMR CNRS 7272, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences, Parc Valrose, 06108, Nice (France) http://www.unice.fr/meierhenrich/
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Wu ST, Cai ZW, Ye QY, Weng CH, Huang XH, Hu XL, Huang CC, Zhuang NF. Enantioselective Synthesis of a Chiral Coordination Polymer with Circularly Polarized Visible Laser. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:12860-4. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wu ST, Cai ZW, Ye QY, Weng CH, Huang XH, Hu XL, Huang CC, Zhuang NF. Enantioselective Synthesis of a Chiral Coordination Polymer with Circularly Polarized Visible Laser. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201407026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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