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Large Nonlinear Effect Observed in the Enantiomeric Excess of Proline in Solution and That in the Solid State

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: A clue to the origin of chirality? A solution of proline with high enantiomeric excess (85–99 % ee) was obtained from solid proline of only 10 % ee through novel dissolution and crystallization processes (see scheme). This observation may be an explanation for the origin of chirality on Earth.

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601506

Authors: Yujiro Hayashi, Masayoshi Matsuzawa, Junichiro Yamaguchi, Sayaka Yonehara, Yasunobu Matsumoto, Mitsuru Shoji, Daisuke Hashizume, Hiroyuki Koshino

Institutions: Tokyo University of Science, RIKEN

Language: English

Topic: Origins and Evolution of Life

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Toray Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W2148937565

FWCI: 6.464

Cites: 68

Cited by: 121

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