Elucidation of the origin of chiral amplification in discrete molecular polyhedra
The sergeants-and-soldiers effect, in which a few chiral units induce chirality in a large number of achiral molecules, is difficult to quantify at the molecular level. Here, the authors devise an elegant strategy—combining theory and a system of pure organic polyhedra with chiral and achiral vertic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02605-x |