Induced mirror symmetry breaking via template-controlled copolymerization: theoretical insights.

@article{Blanco2012InducedMS,
  title={Induced mirror symmetry breaking via template-controlled copolymerization: theoretical insights.},
  author={Celia Blanco and David Hochberg},
  journal={Chemical communications},
  year={2012},
  volume={48 30},
  pages={
          3659-61
        }
}
A chemical equilibrium model of template-controlled copolymerization is presented for describing the outcome of the experimental induced desymmetrization scenarios recently proposed by Lahav and co-workers. 
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