Can enantiomorphic crystals like quartz play a role in the origin of homochirality on earth?

Astrobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-131

  Klabunovskii, Evgenii I ^a  

^a N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Asymmetric autocatalysis; Chiral crystals; Enantioselective; Homochirality; Origin of optical activity; Quartz

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUARTZ; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 85047684704     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110701753198891     Document Type: Review

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