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Optical Isomerism

Optical Isomerism is a stereochemical phenomenon in which molecules with the same molecular formula and connectivity exhibit non-superimposable mirror-image configurations, resulting in distinct enantiomers that rotate plane-polarized light in opposite directions.

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Click Synthesis, Aggregation-Induced Emission, <i>E</i>/<i>Z</i> Isomerization, Self-Organization, and Multiple Chromisms of Pure Stereoisomers of a Tetraphenylethene-Cored Luminogen

Jian Wang, Ju Mei, Rongrong Hu et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2012 · 593 citations

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On the rotation-inversion controversy on photoisomerization of azobenzenes. Experimental proof of inversion

Hermann Rau, Erik Lueddecke · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1982 · 428 citations

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Second Generation Light-Driven Molecular Motors. Unidirectional Rotation Controlled by a Single Stereogenic Center with Near-Perfect Photoequilibria and Acceleration of the Speed of Rotation by Structural Modification

Nagatoshi Koumura, Edzard M. Geertsema, Marc B. van Gelder et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2002 · 384 citations

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Optical Isomers of Propranolol

R. HOWE, R. G. Shanks · Nature · 1966 · 364 citations

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Light-Driven Open−Close Motion of Chiral Molecular Scissors

Takahiro Muraoka, Kazushi Kinbara, Yuka Kobayashi et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2003 · 339 citations

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    Carl Djerassi

    Stanford University, United States

    11 publications · 514 citations

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  2. JP
    Jesse P. Greenstein

    National Cancer Institute, United States

    7 publications · 166 citations

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  3. YI
    Yoshihisa Inoue

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    7 publications · 294 citations

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  4. SM
    Sanford M. Birnbaum

    National Institutes of Health, United States

    6 publications · 145 citations

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  5. BL
    Ben L. Feringa

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    6 publications · 623 citations

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  1. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    12 h-index

    51 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    394 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    416 citations

  6. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    354 citations

  7. National Cancer Institute

    Bethesda, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    420 citations

  8. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    401 citations

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  1. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 69 publications · 4.7K citations

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  2. Tetrahedron

    15 publications · 493 citations

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  3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry

    JOC · 14 publications · 325 citations

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  4. Journal of Chromatography A

    15 publications · 335 citations

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  5. Chemical Communications

    ChemComm · 11 publications · 532 citations

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