Chemistry: The vanished mirror image
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 15:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Enantiomeric molecules resemble each other like right and left hands. Both variants normally arise in chemical reactions. But frequently only one of the two forms is effectual in biology and medicine. Hitherto, completely converting this mixture into the desired enantiomer was deemed impossible. Deploying a photochemical method, a team has now achieved this feat.