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To determine whether induced electron spin polarization in chiral molecules enables enantiospecific recognition and separation on perpendicularly magnetized achiral substrates.

May 10, 2018ScienceOpen Access

Separation of enantiomers by their enantiospecific interaction with achiral magnetic substrates

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KBKoyel Banerjee-GhoshIndian Institute of Technology Hyderabad ODOren Ben DorPlanetary Science Institute FTFrancesco TassinariUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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Experimental study demonstrates enantiospecific adsorption of chiral molecules on magnetized substrates, indicating a magnetic spin-dependent approach to chemical enantioseparation.

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To determine whether induced electron spin polarization in chiral molecules enables enantiospecific recognition and separation on perpendicularly magnetized achiral substrates.
Interacted chiral molecular enantiomers with an achiral substrate magnetized perpendicular to the surface.
Assessed enantiomer adsorption behavior under alternating orientations of the substrate magnetic dipole (pointing up versus pointing down).
Chiral molecules exhibited enantiospecific adsorption, with one enantiomer adsorbing preferentially when the magnetic dipole pointed up and the opposing enantiomer adsorbing faster when the dipole pointed down.
Enantioselective adsorption was mediated by electron spin orientations through exchange interactions rather than the magnetic field itself.

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Banerjee-Ghosh et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7d7d6ec32c73b01ae2ec4 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar4265

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Experimental study demonstrates enantiospecific adsorption of chiral molecules on magnetized substrates, indicating a magnetic spin-dependent approach to chemical enantioseparation.

Separation of enantiomers by their enantiospecific interaction with achiral magnetic substrates

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Separation of enantiomers by their enantiospecific interaction with achiral magnetic substrates

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