Helical coordination compounds that show promising antibiotic activity in aqueous media have been assembled directly in their optically pure form, without the need for a resolution step.
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Aldrich-Wright, J. Resolutely pure helices. Nature Chem 4, 10–11 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1231
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