Journal article

Making Glycine Methyl Ester Chiral


Authors listGerbig, D; Desch, S; Schreiner, PR

Publication year2018

Pages11904-11907

JournalChemistry - A European Journal

Volume number24

Issue number46

ISSN0947-6539

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802119

PublisherWiley


Abstract
We demonstrate that the simple achiral amino acid glycine as its methyl ester inherits the chiral imprint of methyl lactate upon complexation, resulting in induced vibrational optical activity of the methylene C-H bonds. To mimic conditions of ice on comets that are considered long-term reaction as well as storage entities for (organic) molecules, we employ the matrix isolation technique in conjunction with vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy and DFT computations. The observed chirality transfer is likely a key element for the realization of concepts rationalizing chirogenesis, that is, the generation of a chiral imbalance.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleGerbig, D., Desch, S. and Schreiner, P. (2018) Making Glycine Methyl Ester Chiral, Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(46), pp. 11904-11907. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802119

APA Citation styleGerbig, D., Desch, S., & Schreiner, P. (2018). Making Glycine Methyl Ester Chiral. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(46), 11904-11907. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802119


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