Asymmetric Molecules and Chirality Recognition

Dear Colleagues,

Symmetry is a concept with immense implications for the way we interpret the universe and its properties. In this realm, chirality is ubiquitous and can be observed at the subatomic, supramolecular, and galactic scales. Strikingly, asymmetric molecules carry tremendous importance in the way biological matter is structured. The origin of biological homochirality is still an open debate, and it eludes us in many aspects. To tackle several of the most pressing open questions linked to breaks in symmetry and chiral structures, an increasing number of experimental techniques are being developed that can capture and retrieve precise quantitative information on chiral molecules, either in isolation or in condensed phases. This endeavor is crucial, as chiral probes are essential for improving design and separation methods in an increasingly fast-paced scientific enterprise.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the old and the new in experimental methodologies for chiral analysis and separation, spanning molecular to supramolecular research domains, thus stimulating a stronger synergy between complementary tools to recover chiral information.

With this mindset, we call on our peers for contributions (short communications, research, and review articles) on topics related to chirality at the molecular scale, covering a broad range of technical methods employed to detect, interrogate, analyse, and separate chiral molecules in all phases of matter.

Dr. Cristóbal Pérez
Dr. Sérgio R. Domingos
Dr. Amanda Steber
Guest Editors

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