Pasteur's quasiracemates in 2D: chiral conflict between structurally different enantiomers induces single-handed enantiomorphism.
During two-dimensional chiral conglomerate formation of tartaric acid on the copper(110) surface, the growth of one enantiomorph is suppressed by the opposite chirality of a coadsorbed malic acid enantiomer, forming a quasi-racemic, semi-ordered mixture.
Roth
Christian
C
Empa, Swiss Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Passerone
Daniele
D
Ernst
Karl-Heinz
KH