It is not a coincidence that both chirality and noncovalent interactions are ubiquitous in
nature and synthetic molecular systems. Noncovalent interactivity between chiral molecules …

Stereospecific recognition of chiral molecules is an important issue in various aspects of life
sciences and chemistry including analytical separation sciences. The basis of analytical …

Designed more than thirty years ago in order to improve and maximize the discrimination
capability of native polysaccharides, cellulose-and amylose-based selectors have shown …

Steric hindrance in the binding pocket of an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) has a great
impact on its activity and stereoselectivity simultaneously. Due to the subtle structural …

The σ-hole interaction represents a noncovalent interaction between atoms with σ-hole (s)
on their surface (such as halogens and chalcogens) and negative sites. Over the last …

The last frontier in the chiral stationary phases (CSPs) field for chromatography
enantioseparations is represented by homochiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class …

Asymmetric catalysis based on halogen and chalcogen bonds (XB and ChB) is in its infancy,
and the search for new chiral XB and ChB donors represents a crucial step toward its …

Background Highly ordered chiral secondary structures as well as multiple (tunable)
recognition sites are the keys to success of polysaccharide carbamate-based chiral …

The halogen bond (XB) is a noncovalent interaction involving a halogen acting as
electrophile and a Lewis base. In the last decades XB has found practical application in …

Liquid‐phase enantioseparations have been fruitfully applied in several fields of science.
Various applications along with technical and theoretical advancements contributed to …