THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE

This paper considers the possibility of spontaneous transition of aracemic mixture (composed of equal amounts of two enantiomeric species, say L and D) into a monochiral state (in which only one enantiomer, say L, is present). Transitions of this kind have been recently experimentally observed. A pl...

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Published: University of Tehran 1995-12-01
Series:Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
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description This paper considers the possibility of spontaneous transition of aracemic mixture (composed of equal amounts of two enantiomeric species, say L and D) into a monochiral state (in which only one enantiomer, say L, is present). Transitions of this kind have been recently experimentally observed. A plausible approach to this phenomenon is a model put forward by Frank, based on simple laws of chemical kinetics. In order to be able to solve the underlying system of differential equations, Frank made a drastic assumption, namely that the amount of achiral substrate from which the enantiomers L and D are formed is time-independent. In this paper, it is demonstrated that such an assumption is not justified, but that the essential features of the Frank model are also maintained if the amount of the achiral substrate is allowed to be time-dependent
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spelling doaj-art-c4197391c3384e2db8d20ab7f23f9a2d2025-08-20T01:53:31ZengUniversity of TehranJournal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran1016-11042345-69141995-12-016431267THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATEThis paper considers the possibility of spontaneous transition of aracemic mixture (composed of equal amounts of two enantiomeric species, say L and D) into a monochiral state (in which only one enantiomer, say L, is present). Transitions of this kind have been recently experimentally observed. A plausible approach to this phenomenon is a model put forward by Frank, based on simple laws of chemical kinetics. In order to be able to solve the underlying system of differential equations, Frank made a drastic assumption, namely that the amount of achiral substrate from which the enantiomers L and D are formed is time-independent. In this paper, it is demonstrated that such an assumption is not justified, but that the essential features of the Frank model are also maintained if the amount of the achiral substrate is allowed to be time-dependenthttps://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31267_421845c0c0246ee778c775f18d51e185.pdf
spellingShingle THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran
title THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
title_full THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
title_fullStr THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
title_full_unstemmed THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
title_short THE FRANK KINETIC MODEL FOR SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL SYMMETRY BREAKING WITH VARIABLE CONCENTRATION OF THE ACHIRAL SUBSTRATE
title_sort frank kinetic model for spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking with variable concentration of the achiral substrate
url https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31267_421845c0c0246ee778c775f18d51e185.pdf