Scientists in France and Germany have made use of DNA as part of a catalytic system for various enantioselective alkylations and addition reactions.
DNA has emerged as an innovative way of controlling the chirality of a reaction product; by binding catalysts in such a way that one enantiomer is preferentially generated. The chiral nature of the helix makes it ideal for asymmetric catalysis. However, this field of research is still in its infancy…
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DNA-cellulose: an economical, fully recyclable and highly effective chiral biomaterial for asymmetric catalysis
Erica Benedetti, Nicolas Duchemin, Lucas Bethge, Stefan Vonhoff, Sven Klussmann, Jean-Jacques Vasseur, Janine Cossy, Michael Smietana and Stellios Arseniyadis
Chem. Commun., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4CC10190A, Communication
