Possible Physical Basis of Mirror Symmetry Effect in Racemic Mixtures of Enantiomers: From Wallach’s Rule, Nonlinear Effects, B–Z DNA Transition, and Similar Phenomena to Mirror Symmetry Effects of Chiral Objects Review
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Symmetry-Basel
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| Output data | Year: 2020, Volume: 12, Number: 6, Article number : 889, Pages count : DOI: 10.3390/sym12060889 | ||||
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Abstract:
Effects associated with mirror symmetry may be underlying for a number of phenomena in chemistry and physics. Increase in the density and melting point of the 50%L/50%D collection of enantiomers of a different sign (Wallach’s rule) is probably based on a physical effect of the mirror image. The catalytic activity of metal complexes with racemic ligands differs from the corresponding complexes with enantiomers as well (nonlinear effect). A similar difference in the physical properties of enantiomers and racemate underlies L/D inversion points of linear helical macromolecules, helical nanocrystals of magnetite and boron nitride etc., B–Z DNA transition and phenomenon of mirror neurons may have a similar nature. Here we propose an explanation of the Wallach effect along with some similar chemical, physical, and biological phenomena related to mirror image.
Cite:
Pavlov V.A.
, Shushenachev Y.V.
, Zlotin S.G.
Possible Physical Basis of Mirror Symmetry Effect in Racemic Mixtures of Enantiomers: From Wallach’s Rule, Nonlinear Effects, B–Z DNA Transition, and Similar Phenomena to Mirror Symmetry Effects of Chiral Objects
Symmetry-Basel. 2020. V.12. N6. 889 . DOI: 10.3390/sym12060889 WOS Scopus OpenAlex
Possible Physical Basis of Mirror Symmetry Effect in Racemic Mixtures of Enantiomers: From Wallach’s Rule, Nonlinear Effects, B–Z DNA Transition, and Similar Phenomena to Mirror Symmetry Effects of Chiral Objects
Symmetry-Basel. 2020. V.12. N6. 889 . DOI: 10.3390/sym12060889 WOS Scopus OpenAlex
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| Web of science: | WOS:000553873600001 |
| Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85087448440 |
| OpenAlex: | W3031098156 |