Laser-induced enantiodifferentiating reaction of tartaric acid using high-intensity circularly polarized light
Abstract
High-intensity right circularly polarized light (CPL) from an XeF (351 nm) laser induces selective enrichment of D-tartaric acid (D-TA) while the left CPL induces enrichment of the L-tartaric acid (L-TA), revealing a clear correlation between enantioselection and the sense of the CPL.