Chirality induction to achiral molecules by silica‐coated chiral molecular assemblies
Antoine Scalabre, Yutaka Okazaki, Balamurugan Kuppan, Thierry Buffeteau, Fabrizio Caroleo, Gabriele Magna, Donato Monti, Roberto Paolesse, Manuela Stefanelli, Sylvain Nlate, Émilie Pouget, Hirotaka Ihara, Dario M. Bassani, Reïko Oda
Abstract
Hybrid silica-organic nanohelices are used to organize a large variety of nonchiral small organic molecules or inorganic anions to nanometer-sized assemblies. Such chiral organization of achiral molecules induces chiroptical properties as detected by vibrational or electronic circular dichroism (CD), as well as from circularly polarized luminescence (CPL).
Topics & Concepts
Chirality (physics)Circular dichroismChemistryMoleculeLuminescenceOrganic moleculesNanometreCircular polarizationNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemical physicsOrganic chemistryChiral symmetryOptoelectronicsOpticsMaterials sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsQuarkMicrostripNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralityAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications