Spontaneous Generation of Optical Activity in Urea Inclusion Compounds vis-a-vis Current Theories

Abstract

A novel test of recent theories of the origin of optical activity has been designed based on the inclusion of certain alkyl 2-methylhexanoates into urea channels.

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