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Emerging Solvent-Induced Homochirality by the Confinement of Achiral Molecules Against a Solid Surface†

  1. Nathalie Katsonis Dr.1,4,
  2. Hong Xu3,
  3. Robert M. Haak1,
  4. Tibor Kudernac Dr.1,3,
  5. Željko Tomović Dr.2,
  6. Subi George Dr.2,
  7. Mark Van der Auweraer Prof.3,
  8. Albert P. H. J. Schenning Dr.2,
  9. E. W. Meijer Prof.2,
  10. Ben L. Feringa Prof.1,
  11. Steven De Feyter Prof.3

Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800255

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 47, Issue 27, pages 4997–5001, June 23, 2008

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Katsonis, N., Xu, H., Haak, Robert M., Kudernac, T., Tomović, Ž., George, S., Van der Auweraer, M., Schenning, Albert P. H. J., Meijer, E. W., Feringa, Ben L. and De Feyter, S. (2008), Emerging Solvent-Induced Homochirality by the Confinement of Achiral Molecules Against a Solid Surface. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 4997–5001. doi: 10.1002/anie.200800255

Author Information

  1. 1

    Stratingh Institute of Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 50-363-4296

  2. 2

    Laboratory for Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 40-247-4706

  3. 3

    Laboratory of Photochemistry and Spectroscopy and INPAC-Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200-F, 3001 Leuven (Belgium), Fax: (+32) 1632-7990

  4. 4

    Current address: Centre d'Elaboration de Matériaux et d'Etudes Structurales, CNRS, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4 (France)

  1. †

    This work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-CW) through a VENI (N. K.), a VIDI (A.S.), and a Spinoza (B.L.F.) grant, the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office through IAP-6/27, the Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders (FWO), and Marie Curie RTN CHEXTAN (MRTN-CT-2004-512161).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 JUN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 17 MAR 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 JAN 2008

Funded by

  • Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-CW)
  • Belgian Federal Science Policy Office. Grant Number: IAP-6/27
  • Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders (FWO)
  • Marie Curie RTN CHEXTAN. Grant Number: MRTN-CT-2004-512161

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Keywords:

  • chirality;
  • liquid–solid interfaces;
  • scanning probe microscopy;
  • self-assembly;
  • supramolecular chemistry
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One hand mapping: By means of scanning tunneling microscopy, solvent-induced homochirality is shown to emerge in self-assembled monolayers of achiral molecules at the liquid–solid interface (see picture). The chirality of the solvent directs the macroscopic chirality of the monolayer. The dynamics of the monolayer structure as it evolves towards homochirality are probed by time-dependent measurements.

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