Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms, which have different biological properties. A new way of creating solid chiral surfaces might make it easier to synthesize and purify only one of the mirror forms.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Switzer, J. A., Kothari, H. M., Poizot, P., Nakanishi, S. & Bohannan, E. W. Nature 425, 490–493 (2003).
Pasteur, L. Ann. Phys. 24, 442 (1848).
LeBel, J. A. Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. 22, 337 (1874).
Van't Hoff, J. H. Arch. Neerl. Sci. Exactes Nat. 9, 445 (1874).
Sheldon, R. A. Chirotechnology (Dekker, New York, 1993).
Ortega Lorenzo, M., Baddeley, C. J., Muryn, C. & Raval, R. Nature 404, 376–379 (2000).
Kühnle, A., Linderoth, T. R., Hammer, B. & Besenbacher, F. Nature 415, 891–893 (2002).
Zhao, X. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122, 12584–12585 (2000).
Addadi, L., Berkovitch-Yellin, Z., Weissbuch, I., Lahav, M. & Leiserowitz, L. Topics Stereochem. 16, 1–85 (1986).
Orme, C. A. et al. Nature 411, 775–779 (2001).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Raval, R. Mirrors in Flatland. Nature 425, 463–464 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/425463a
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/425463a
