We formulate a two-dimensional lattice model to study the equilibrium phase behavior of a ternary mixture composed of two enantiomeric forms of a chiral molecule and a nonchiral liquid solvent. Numerical solution of the model invoking the mean-field approximation of statistical mechanics allows the calculation of a ternary phase diagram. A prominent feature of the phase diagram is the appearanc...

We study the bias induced by a weak (200 mT) external magnetic field on the preferred handedness of sodium chlorate crystals obtained by slow evaporation at ambient conditions of its saturated saline solution with 20 ppm of added racemic (DL) hydrophobic amino acids. By applying the Fisher test to pairs of experiments with opposing magnetic field orientation we conclude, with a confidence level...

One-third of smokers primarily use menthol cigarettes and usage of these cigarettes leads to elevated serum nicotine levels and more difficulty quitting in standard treatment programmes. Previous brain imaging studies demonstrate that smoking (without regard to cigarette type) leads to up-regulation of β(2)*-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). We sought to determine if mentho...

Hydrogenolysis is an important synthetic method in organic chemistry, and has been widely applied in industrial processes, natural product synthesis, and the removal of waste materials. In practice, most hydrogenolysis reactions have been used for the synthesis of racemic or achiral compounds. Very few studies on asymmetric homogeneous hydrogenolysis have been reported. The first example, repor...

Sucrose phosphorylase catalysed glycosylation of glyceric acid amide with complete regio- and diastereo-selectivity is studied. (R)-2-O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl glyceric acid amide was obtained in high yield from single-step transformation of racemic glyceric acid amide and sucrose. Non-productive binding of (S)-glyceric acid amide appeared to underlie strict enantiodiscrimination by the enzyme, thus...

The efficient synthesis of an 80-member library of unique benzoxathiazocine 1,1-dioxides by a microwave-assisted, intermolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (S(N)Ar) diversification pathway is reported. Eight benzofused sultam cores were generated by means of a sulfonylation/S(N)Ar/Mitsunobu reaction pairing protocol, and subsequently diversified by intermolecular S(N)Ar with ten chiral,...

Introduction Chiral molecules exist in a pair of stereoisomers (enantiomers). If a plane of polarized light is passed through a sample of each enantiomer, one will rotate the light to the left (levorotatory or (-)-enantiomer or R-form),and the other will rotate the light to the right (dextrorotatory or (+)-enantiomer or Sform). Rotation of light will not be observed if the light is passed throu...

The influence of intermolecular interactions involving molecular chiral centers on two-dimensional organization in the limit of a weak adsorbate-surface interaction has been studied with low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT). A model system composed of a chiral organic molecule, tartaric acid, and an inert metallic surface, Ag(111), was employed...

Enantiopure chiral cubic cages have been diastereoselectively synthesized for the first time. Chiral amines lead to the isolation of O symmetric homochiral cubic cages, while an achiral amine gives a racemic mixture. CD enhancement is observed as a result of configuration rigidity.

A dissymmetrically substituted orthogonal BODIPY dimer and an orthogonal BODIPY trimer exist as two stable conformers, which are in fact atropisomeric enantiomers. The racemic mixture can be separated by HPLC using a chiral stationary phase. These enantiomeric derivatives hold great potential as chiral agents in asymmetric synthesis, fluorogenic/chromogenic sensing, and biological applications.