Molecular mechanism of the spontaneous segregation of enantiomers in liquid nanoblobs

D. V. Zlenko; M. A. Tregubova; S. V. Stovbun

doi:10.1134/S1990793117020129

Molecular mechanism of the spontaneous segregation of enantiomers in liquid nanoblobs

Authors: Zlenko D.V.¹^,2, Tregubova M.A.², Stovbun S.V.²
Affiliations:
1. Lomonosov Moscow State University
2. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2017)
Pages: 343-347
Section: Chemical Physics of Nanomaterials
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1990-7931/article/view/199145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793117020129
ID: 199145

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At present, the problem of spontaneous segregation has no satisfactory theoretical description. The main difficulty is a very low probability of the spontaneous formation of a chirally pure nucleus in a racemic mixture if the enantioselectivity energy is below (10–12)kT, which does not correspond to reality. In this paper, we propose a mechanism of the enhancement of enantioselectivity in the chiral phase nucleus, which circumvents the problem of the low probability of its formation.