Two chemical systems which fall into chiral states after starting from an optically inactive state are proposed. These optically active states are realized as dissipative structures and consequently disappear when the chemical system comes close to the equilibrium state. These chemical systems involve stereospecific and autocatalytic processes. The stereospecificity is characteristic of enzymatic processes in living systems and the asymmetric syntheses which take place universally in all living systems. The idea proposed here would open a way to an explanation for asymmetric syntheses in living systems.
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