Nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons as multitalents of present and future materials science

Y Gu, Z Qiu, K Müllen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As cut-outs from a graphene sheet, nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) are ideal cases with which to connect the world of molecules with that of bulk carbon …

Chiral induced spin selectivity

BP Bloom, Y Paltiel, R Naaman, DH Waldeck - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Since the initial landmark study on the chiral induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect in 1999,
considerable experimental and theoretical efforts have been made to understand the …

Theory of chirality induced spin selectivity: Progress and challenges

F Evers, A Aharony, N Bar‐Gill… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A critical overview of the theory of the chirality‐induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect, that is,
phenomena in which the chirality of molecular species imparts significant spin selectivity to …

Possible chemical and physical scenarios towards biological homochirality

Q Sallembien, L Bouteiller, J Crassous… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The single chirality of biological molecules in terrestrial biology raises more questions than
certitudes about its origin. The emergence of biological homochirality (BH) and its …

Chiral molecules and the electron spin

R Naaman, Y Paltiel, DH Waldeck - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2019 - nature.com
The electron's spin is essential to the stability of matter, and control over the spin opens up
avenues for manipulating the properties of molecules and materials. The Pauli exclusion …

Enantioenriched helicenes and helicenoids containing main-group elements (B, Si, N, P)

K Dhbaibi, L Favereau, J Crassous - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this review, we discuss the rich chemistry of helicenes and helicenoids containing main-
group elements. Enantioenriched helicenic derivatives containing main-group elements B …

Manipulating spin polarization of titanium dioxide for efficient photocatalysis

L Pan, M Ai, C Huang, L Yin, X Liu, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Photocatalysis has been regarded as a promising strategy for hydrogen production and high-
value-added chemicals synthesis, in which the activity of photocatalyst depends significantly …

Origin of biological homochirality by crystallization of an RNA precursor on a magnetic surface

SF Ozturk, Z Liu, JD Sutherland, DD Sasselov - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Homochirality is a signature of life on Earth, yet its origins remain an unsolved puzzle.
Achieving homochirality is essential for a high-yielding prebiotic network capable of …

The added value of small-molecule chirality in technological applications

JR Brandt, F Salerno, MJ Fuchter - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Chirality is a fundamental symmetry property; chiral objects, such as chiral small molecules,
exist as a pair of non-superimposable mirror images. Although small-molecule chirality is …

Real-time monitoring of reaction stereochemistry through single-molecule observations of chirality-induced spin selectivity

C Yang, Y Li, S Zhou, Y Guo, C Jia, Z Liu, KN Houk… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Stereochemistry has an essential role in organic synthesis, biological catalysis and physical
processes. In situ chirality identification and asymmetric synthesis are non-trivial tasks …