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Chiral fluids and filaments

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Chiral isotropic fluids and helical nanofilaments based on achiral, bent-core molecules have been observed

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  1. Hough, L. E. et al. Chiral isotropic liquids from achiral molecules. Science 325, 452–456 (2009).

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Pichon, A. Chiral fluids and filaments. Nature Chem (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.356

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