Nat Chem. 2011 Aug 23;3(9):663-5. doi: 10.1038/nchem.1128.
Achiral molecules have now been assembled into a homochiral porous network at a solid–liquid interface. This has implications for practical processes such as separations, but also for understanding how homochirality — crucial in biological systems — arose from achiral or racemic species.
手性分子现已在固-液界面处组装成均相手性多孔网络。这对分离等实际过程具有重要意义,也有助于理解手性——在生物系统中至关重要——是如何从非手性或外消旋物质中产生的。