Enantiomers, or molecule pairs that are mirror images of each other, make up more than half of FDA-approved drugs in use ...

Chemists have synthesized the first stable molecule whose chirality is solely attributed to a stereogenic oxygen, according to a new study (Nature 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05719-z).

From anti-counterfeiting inks to bioimaging agents, phosphorescent materials that glow after light exposure are critical for ...

A recent study has presented a new strategy for controlling the chirality—the property where a molecule has non-superimposable mirror images—of mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs ...

Prescribed widely to pregnant women for the treatment of morning sickness, it was later discovered that Thalidomide is a chiral molecule and while the left-handed molecule was effective ...

Chiral molecules, which play crucial roles in the chemistry of life, exist in two different structures that are mirror images of each other. Although the type of molecule detected (propylene oxide) is ...

Inside the extracts they found evidence for a chiral molecule also found in distant star-forming regions. Chirality refers to the arrangement of atoms in a molecule. Think of the mirror image of a ...

Propylene oxide is what is known as a “chiral” molecule (pronounced KY-ral, from the Greek word cheir for hand), which means that it comes in two forms: right- and left-handed. Chiral ...

Many biopolymers such as DNA form helices, which are inherently chiral structures, while compounds such as amino acids form complex 3D shapes that also can have left and right forms. Researchers now ...