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Nature 456, 883-885 (18 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/456883a; Published online 17 December 2008
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Organometallic chemistry: Catalyst takes control to heart
Steven T. Diver1
Abstract
Some transition-metal catalysts control organic reactions so that, given a choice of two mirror-image products, only one forms. The metal atom in these catalysts has been ignored as a source of control — until now.
In a classic episode of The Simpsons, Homer encounters problems when he enters a three-dimensional world beyond the flat environs of his cartoon existence. Chemists can appreciate his culture shock because, although flat organic molecules are relatively easy to make, three-dimensional molecules are much more challenging — especially those containing chiral carbon atoms, which have four different groups attached.
- Steven T. Diver is in the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 572 Natural Sciences Complex, Amherst, New York 14260-3000, USA.
Email: diver@buffalo.edu
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