Enantiomorphic symmetry breaking in crystallization of molten sodium chlorate

Martin R. Ward; Gary W. Copeland; Andrew J. Alexander

doi:10.1039/c0cc02563a

Enantiomorphic symmetry breaking in crystallization of molten sodium chlorate

Martin R. Ward, Gary W. Copeland, Andrew J. Alexander

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Abstract

Enantiomorphic symmetry breaking of stirred samples of molten sodium chlorate is demonstrated, revealing the unexpected involvement of an achiral solid phase. The results should stimulate future computational models of nucleation, including symmetry breaking, and have implications for mechanisms that invoke enantiomorphism in natural minerals to explain biohomochirality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7634-7636
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	46
Issue number	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cc02563a
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

sodium chlorate
adsorption
chemical reaction
chemical structure
crystallization
chirality
enantiomorphism

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