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ArticleNature communications2022

Chirality transfer from a 3D macro shape to the molecular level by controlling asymmetric secondary flows.

Semih Sevim, Alessandro Sorrenti, João Pedro Vale, Zoubir El-Hachemi, Salvador Pané, Andreas D Flouris, Tiago Sotto Mayor, Josep Puigmartí-Luis

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Semih Sevim *Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alessandro Sorrenti *Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland. asorrenti@ub.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3039-2944
João Pedro Vale *Transport Phenomena Research Centre (CEFT), Engineering Faculty of Porto University, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2836-1057
Zoubir El-HachemiDepartament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica), University of Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
Salvador PanéMulti-Scale Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, Tannenstrasse 3, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0147-8287
Andreas D FlourisFAME Laboratory, Department of Exercise Science, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-3915
Tiago Sotto MayorTransport Phenomena Research Centre (CEFT), Engineering Faculty of Porto University, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal. tiago.sottomayor@fe.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-1033
Josep Puigmartí-LuisInstitut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, University of Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain. josep.puigmarti@ub.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homochirality is a fundamental feature of living systems, and its origin is still an unsolved mystery. Previous investigations showed that external physical forces can bias a spontaneous symmetry breaking process towards deterministic enantioselection. But can the macroscopic shape of a reactor play a role in chiral symmetry breaking processes? Here we show an example of chirality transfer from the chiral shape of a 3D helical channel to the chirality of supramolecular aggregates, with the handedness of the helical channel dictating the direction of enantioselection in the assembly of an achiral molecule. By combining numerical simulations of fluid flow and mass transport with experimental data, we demonstrated that the chiral information is transferred top-down thanks to the interplay between the hydrodynamics of asymmetric secondary flows and the precise spatiotemporal control of reagent concentration fronts. This result shows the possibility of controlling enantioselectively molecular processes at the nanometer scale by modulating the geometry and the operating conditions of fluidic reactors.

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PMCPMC8976054

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