Iris Destoop, Hong Xu, Cristina Oliveras-González, Elke Ghijsens, David B. Amabilino* and Steven De Feyter*
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 7477-7479
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42584C
Self-assembly of an achiral porphyrin at the interface between a chiral solvent and an atomically flat substrate renders the monolayer chiral, and a non-racemic solvent can even overrule the intrinsic expression of chirality in the self-assembly of chiral molecules.
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‘Sergeants-and-Corporals’ principle in chiral induction at an interface
