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The aim is to explore how achiral porphyrins can exhibit optical activity through noncovalent interactions with chiral molecules. It investigates the underlying mechanisms of symmetry breaking in these systems.

July 8, 2026Chemistry - A European Journal

Symmetry Breaking in Achiral Porphyrins: Noncovalent Origins of Emergent Optical Activity

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ACArunima CheranIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati BMBetsy MarydasanNational Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology JKJatish KumarIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati

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Review summarizes advances in inducing optical activity in achiral porphyrins, highlighting implications for material design.

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The aim is to explore how achiral porphyrins can exhibit optical activity through noncovalent interactions with chiral molecules. It investigates the underlying mechanisms of symmetry breaking in these systems.
Summarizes recent advances in chiral induction in achiral porphyrins
Categorizes systems based on interaction modes leading to symmetry breaking
Emphasizes on building supramolecular architectures
Highlights fundamental processes such as chirality transfer and amplification
Discusses mechanisms of memory effects in chiral materials
Provides insights for designing next-generation chiral functional materials

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Cheran et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de9add2ea289ef6283bdb https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71367

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