Index Absolute structure determination, 53 a-pinene, 27 Astbury, W. T., 44 Asymmetry, definition, 7 Autocatalysis, 74, 76 Bijvoet, J. M., 44, 46, 50 Binaphthyl 1,1 0 -, 74 Biot, Jean Baptiste, 27–29, 38, 40 Biot’s Law, 35 Branson, Robert, 46 Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP) nomenclature, 14 Carrol, Lewis, 63 Cheese, 63 Chirality, definition, 3 Cinchonidine, 41 Circular dichroism (CD), 53 Circularly polarized light, 32–33, 66, 76 Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), 54 Co(CN) 2 (NH 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] þ , 21 Comet 67/P Churyumov- Greasimenko, 68–69 Coordination Theory, 20 Corey, Robert, 46, 51 Coriolis force, 77 Cream of tartar, 38 Crick, Francis, 51 D-amino acids, 63 Dextrorotatory, 34 D-glucose, 48–50 Diastereomers, 42 Dissymmetry, definition, 7, 11 D-mannose, 50 DNA, 22, 51 DNA, double helix, 52 DNA, left-handed, 23 Fermentation, 44 Fischer, Emil, 16–17, 44–46, 50 Fresnel, Augustin, 30–31 Gardner, Martin, 70 Glyceraldehyde, 17 Handed, right -and left-, 2 Helix, 22, 46, 48 Homochirality, 63 Hubble telescope, 67 Huggins, M. L., 47 Isomers, definition, 20 L-Amino acids, 18, 46 Le Bel, Joseph-Achille, 11, 48 Levorotatory, 34 Limonene, 27 Lord Kelvin, 4 241 Mirror-Image Asymmetry: An Introduction to the Origin and Consequences of Chirality by James P. Riehl Copyright Ó 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Absolute structuredetermination, 53

a-pinene, 27Astbury, W. T., 44Asymmetry, definition, 7Autocatalysis, 74, 76

Bijvoet, J. M., 44, 46, 50Binaphthyl 1,10-, 74Biot, Jean Baptiste, 27–29, 38, 40Biot’s Law, 35Branson, Robert, 46

Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP)nomenclature, 14

Carrol, Lewis, 63Cheese, 63Chirality, definition, 3Cinchonidine, 41Circular dichroism (CD), 53Circularly polarized light, 32–33, 66, 76Circularly polarized luminescence

(CPL), 54Co(CN)2(NH3)2(H2O)2]

þ , 21Comet 67/P Churyumov-

Greasimenko, 68–69Coordination Theory, 20Corey, Robert, 46, 51Coriolis force, 77Cream of tartar, 38Crick, Francis, 51

D-amino acids, 63Dextrorotatory, 34D-glucose, 48–50Diastereomers, 42Dissymmetry, definition, 7, 11D-mannose, 50DNA, 22, 51DNA, double helix, 52DNA, left-handed, 23

Fermentation, 44Fischer, Emil, 16–17, 44–46, 50Fresnel, Augustin, 30–31

Gardner, Martin, 70Glyceraldehyde, 17

Handed, right -andleft-, 2

Helix, 22, 46, 48Homochirality, 63Hubble telescope, 67Huggins, M. L., 47

Isomers, definition, 20

L-Amino acids, 18, 46Le Bel, Joseph-Achille, 11, 48Levorotatory, 34Limonene, 27Lord Kelvin, 4

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Miller, Stanley, 64Murchison meteorite, 65–66

Narcissus, 1

Octahedral symmetry, 19Optical rotation, 16–17, 27, 30, 38, 53

Pasteur, Louis, 36–37, 40Pauling, Linus, 46–47, 51Peerdeman, A. F., 44, 46, 50Penicillium, 43Perkin, W. H., 44Philae lander, 68–69Politics, right-wing and

left-wing, 3

Quartz, 34, 36Quinine, 42

Racemic acid, 38Racemic mixture, definition, 39Racemization, 41Resolution, 43RNA, 51Rosetta spacecraft, 68–69

Screw, right handed, 10Screws, 10, 61Specific rotation,

definition, 35Stereochemistry, 19Sugars, 48Symmetry elements, 5

Tartaric acid, 39Tetrahedral symmetry, 11Trantner, G., 72Turpentine, 29

Urey, Harold, 64

Van’t Hof, Jacobus Henricus, 11, 13Vibrational CD (VCD), 54Von Bommel, A. K., 44, 46, 50

Watson, James, 51Werner, Alfred, 19–21Wright brothers, 9Wu, Chien-Shiung, 70

X-ray diffraction, singlecrystal, 54

242 I n d e x