title: Magnetochirality-induced asymmetric synthesis.
abstract: Magnetochiral anisotropy, the combined effect of a collinear arrangement of a magnetic field B and the wave vector k of a light beam--as illustrated in the picture--has been proven to produce an enantiomeric excess in a chemical reaction, to make this effect a likely candidate for the origin of the homochirality of life.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. wullen@jansen.mpi-stuttgart.mpg.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Wüllen
mesh_terms: D002857:Chromium / Q000737:chemistry; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D002857:Chromium