Circular dichroism articles within Nature Chemistry

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• Article | 26 May 2022

  Chiral control of spin-crossover dynamics in Fe(II) complexes

  Despite much research, the high-spin-state relaxation mechanism of Fe(II) spin-crossover complexes is unresolved. Using ultrafast circular dichroism spectroscopy it has now been revealed that the spin relaxation is driven by a torsional twisting mode, which breaks the chiral symmetry of a prototypical Fe(II) compound. Stereocontrolling the configuration of the complex can thus be used to slow down the spin relaxation.

  • Malte Oppermann
  • , Francesco Zinna
  •  & Majed Chergui

• Meeting Report | 01 June 2021

  The twists and turns of chiral chemistry

  Chirality is fundamental to chemistry, molecular biology and photonics, but chirality itself is not often in the spotlight. Lewis E. MacKenzie and Patrycja Stachelek report on the 2021 Chiral Materials meeting, which explored how chirality manifests in functional materials, and how it can lead to new technological applications.

  • Lewis E. MacKenzie
  •  & Patrycja Stachelek