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Chem Commun (Camb)
; 52(99): 14282-14285, 2016 Dec 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27878145
ABSTRACT
The autocatalytic decomposition of tartaric acid on Cu(111) exhibits unique kinetics, which are linked to a hexagonal surface structure adopted at high coverage. The chirality imposed on the surface by tartaric acid throughout the explosion process is presented, and the hexagonal structure shows promise as a chiral template for enantiospecific surface chemistry.