Achiral molecules have now been assembled into a homochiral porous network at a solid–liquid interface. This has implications for practical processes such as separations, but also for understanding how homochirality — crucial in biological systems — arose from achiral or racemic species.
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Foroughi, L., Matzger, A. Intelligent design. Nature Chem 3, 663–665 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1128
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