Chiral Auxiliaries and Chirogenesis

Dear Colleagues,

Chirality is one of the most fundamental properties of nature and is important in different branches of science, technology, and medicine, relating to the ability of any object to exist as a pair of non-superimposable mirror images or to a unidirectional action (such as motion). The phenomena of chiral auxiliary and chirogenesis are of paramount significance for all aspects of chirality and include asymmetry generation, transfer, amplification, modulation, memorizing, and others. Investigation of these effects is a rapidly growing area of research and directly connects with numerous natural processes, artificial systems, and modern industries. It is widely seen and plays a key role in various biological structures, such as saccharides, proteins, enzymes, membranes, DNA/RNA, etc. In addition, this research field has important practical implications in novel materials, enantioselective catalysis, chiral sensors, optical resolution, asymmetric synthesis, nanotechnology, medicine, pharmacology, biomimetic studies, and others.

The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight and overview all aspects of chiral auxiliary and chirogenesis in different natural/physical sciences and in modern technologies. All types of papers, including comprehensive reviews on general areas, mini reviews on specialized subjects, accounts of own research work, full experimental or theoretical papers, short communications, technical notes, comments, and others are welcome for consideration.

Dr. Victor Borovkov
Guest Editor

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