Chemistry - Chirality, magnetism and light

被引：137
作者：
Barron, LD [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Glasgow, Dept Chem, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
来源：
NATURE | 2000年 / 405卷 / 6789期
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D O I：
10.1038/35016183
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The importance of left- and right-handedness in nature is such that scientists have often wondered about its origins. The first use of a magnetic field to bias a chemical reaction in favour of one mirror-image product provides a possible explanation.
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页码：895 / 896
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