Dynamic axial chirality of ferrocene diamino acids: hydration effects and chiroptical applications
Zhaohui Zong, Zhaozhen Cao, Aiyou Hao, Pengyao Xing
Abstract
This study unveils the important role of water, beyond merely as a solvent, in regulating the geometry of N-terminal aromatic amino acids and facilitating the fabrication of functional chiral switchable rotor systems.
Topics & Concepts
Chirality (physics)FerroceneMaterials scienceSolventFabricationRotor (electric)Axial chiralityAmino acidComputational chemistryNanotechnologyChemical physicsCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryChemistryCatalysisPhysical chemistryEnantioselective synthesisPhysicsAlternative medicineNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelBiochemistryMedicinePathologyChiral symmetry breakingElectrodeQuantum mechanicsQuarkElectrochemistrySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsAxial and Atropisomeric Chirality SynthesisMolecular Sensors and Ion Detection