True and false chirality and absolute enantioselection

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-189

  Barron, Laurence David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute asymmetric synthesis; Biomolecular homochirality; CP violation; Discrete symmetries; Optical activity; Parity violation

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CP VIOLATIONS; DISCRETE SYMMETRY; HOMOCHIRALITY; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; PARITY VIOLATION;

CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; SUPERSYMMETRY;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84883489587     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-013-0224-6     Document Type: Article

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