Identifying the Chirality of Molecules with Unprecedented Precision (IMAGE)

Forschungsverbund Berlin

Identifying the Chirality of Molecules with Unprecedented Precision

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Synthetic chiral light selectively interacts with one of the two versions of a chiral molecule (left or right). The selected version responds by emitting very bright light, while its "mirror twin" remains dark.

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Steven Roberts

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