Enantioselective crystal growth of leucine on a self-assembled monolayer with covalently attached leucine molecules

Naoki Banno; Takuya Nakanishi; Mariko Matsunaga; Toru Asahi; Tetsuya Osaka

doi:10.1021/ja037942z

Enantioselective crystal growth of leucine on a self-assembled monolayer with covalently attached leucine molecules

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jan 21;126(2):428-9. doi: 10.1021/ja037942z.

Authors

Naoki Banno¹, Takuya Nakanishi, Mariko Matsunaga, Toru Asahi, Tetsuya Osaka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.

PMID: 14719915
DOI: 10.1021/ja037942z

Abstract

Enantioselective crystal growth of leucine occurs on a solid surface modified with a self-assembled monolayer depending on the chirality of the enantiomer attached, as evidenced by the X-ray diffraction method.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallization
Leucine / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Stereoisomerism
Surface Properties
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Leucine