Metastability in supersaturated solution and transition towards chirality in the crystallization of NaClO3

Analysis of the chiral composition of the crystal mixture obtained from samples of boiling solutions of NaClO3 (see picture) indicates that symmetry breaking towards homochiral compositions may begin in the metastable stage preceding crystallization, that is, at the level of subcritical clusters.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: El Hachemi, Zoubir, Crusats i Aliguer, Joaquim, Ribó i Trujillo, Josep M., McBride, J. Michael, Veintemillas Verdaguer, Sabino
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/195763
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/195763
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Quiralitat
Creixement cristal·lí
Chirality
Crystal growth
Descripción
Sumario:Analysis of the chiral composition of the crystal mixture obtained from samples of boiling solutions of NaClO3 (see picture) indicates that symmetry breaking towards homochiral compositions may begin in the metastable stage preceding crystallization, that is, at the level of subcritical clusters.