Vibrational Circular Dichroism Unravels Supramolecular Chirality and Hydration Polymorphism of Nucleoside Crystals

Chemistry. 2022 Nov 11;28(63):e202203194. doi: 10.1002/chem.202203194. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Abstract

Invited for the cover of this issue are Valery Andrushchenko, Monika Krupová, and co-workers at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB Prague) of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The image depicts a "crystal city" illuminated by "chiral suns" shining left- and right-circularly polarized light (L-CPL and R-CPL), which reveals differences in the structure of the chiral crystalline "skyscrapers". Designed by Tomáš Belloň @ IOCB Prague. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202201922.

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism*
  • Nucleosides* / chemistry

Substances

  • Nucleosides