Illustration of Transitions (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Illustration of Transitions

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Viscous oil made from gold and isocyanide crystalizes in response to stimuli either into a chiral crystal or achiral crystal. A chiral crystal turns to an achiral crystal when ground. Phase transitions cause color changes.

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Jin M. et al., <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society</i>, May 23, 2017

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