title: Can monoatomic xenon become chiral?
abstract: A chiral host, cryptophane-A (1), makes even a monoatomic noble gas chiral. The interaction of xenon and 1 was monitored by (129) Xe NMR and in the presence of a chiral chemical shift reagent.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organique CP 165/64, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 av FD Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bartik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Haouaj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luhmer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reisse
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014978:Xenon / Q000737:chemistry*; D014979:Xenon Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D014979:Xenon Isotopes; C545484:cryptophane A; D014978:Xenon