Evolution of Br⋯Br contacts in enantioselective molecular recognition during chiral 2D crystallization

Zhen-Yu Yi; Xue-Qing Yang; Jun-Jie Duan; Xiong Zhou; Ting Chen; Dong Wang; Li-Jun Wan

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33446-y

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Evolution of Br⋯Br contacts in enantioselective molecular recognition during chiral 2D crystallization

Zhen-Yu Yi,
Xue-Qing Yang,
Jun-Jie Duan,
Xiong Zhou,
Ting Chen,
Dong Wang,
Li-Jun Wan

Affiliations

Zhen-Yu Yi: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xue-Qing Yang: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun-Jie Duan: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiong Zhou: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
Ting Chen: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dong Wang: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li-Jun Wan: CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33446-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Halogen-mediated interactions control molecular recognition in many chemical and biological systems. Here, the authors demonstrate two types of Br⋯Br contacts and their importance in chiral on-surface crystallization.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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