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Chirality (mathematics)

Known as: Enantiomorph, Chirality (disambiguation), Enantiomorphous 
In geometry, a figure is chiral (and said to have chirality) if it is not identical to its mirror image, or, more precisely, if it cannot be mapped… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Vortices and Chirality in Multi-Band Superconductors
We investigate some significant properties of multi-band superconductors. They are time-reversal symmetry breaking, chirality and… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Application of Chiral Ionic Liquids for Asymmetric Induction in Catalysis
Here we present the state-of-the-art for asymmetric catalysis using chiral ionic liquids (CILs) as source of chiral information… 
2007
2007
New Enzymatic Method of Chiral Amino Acid Synthesis by Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Amino Acid Amides: Use of Stereoselective Amino Acid Amidases in the Presence of α-Amino-ε-Caprolactam Racemase
ABSTRACT d- and l-amino acids were produced from l- and d-amino acid amides by d-aminopeptidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi C1-38… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Optical Properties and Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes
The optical properties and the resonance Raman spectroscopy of single wall carbon nanotubes are reviewed. Because of the unique… 
2000
2000
Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran derivatives by use of asymmetric Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons and ring closure reactions
The main theme in this thesis is asymmetric synthesis. The work has been focused on the synthesis o f tetrahydrofuran and… 
1996
1996
The Map Correlation Coefficient for Optimally Superposed Maps
In judging the effectiveness of methods of solving crystal structures, it is customary to use the mean phase error or the map… 
1994
1994
Controlling stereochemistry in C-C and C-H bond formation with electronically asymmetric organometallics and chiral poisons
Abstract 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Structural study of the inverted cubic phases of di-dodecyl alkyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl-rac-glycerol
We present a quantitative study of the bicontinuous cubic phases inthe di-dodecyl alkyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl-rac-glycerol (rac-di… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Total synthesis of (R)-glycerol acetonide and the antiepileptic and hypotensive drug (-)-gamma-amino-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (GABOB): use of vitamin C as a chiral starting material
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) (9) is shown to be a useful, inexpensive chiral starting material for natural products synthesis. It is… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Identification and Estimation of (+)-Abscisin II (‘Dormin’) in Plant Extracts by Spectropolarimetry
ABSCISIN II is a recently discovered1,2 plant hormone which appears to inhibit the action of auxins, gibberellins and kinins3… 
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