Electrochirogenesis: The Possible Role of Low-Energy Spin-Polarized Electrons in Creating Homochirality
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Electrochirogenesis deals with the induction of chirality by polarized electrons of which those with low energy (<15 eV) are seen to be the most effective. Possible sources of such electrons in the prebiotic universe are discussed and several examples where chiral induction by these electrons have been demonstrated are given. Finally, some possible scenarios where electrochirogenesis could have played a role in forming a chiral imbalance in a prebiotic setting have been speculated on and some possible future areas of research proposed.
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Electrochirogenesis links the CISS process to biological homochirality through theories based on an initial bias from spin-polarized electrons.
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“Wang has suggested that magnetic material such as Greigite (Fe3S4) present in the vents can act as a spin filter under the action of an external magnetic field to produce SPEs or that irradiation of ZnS in the vents by circularly polarized light could produce SPEs, which could induce the synthesis of chiral organic mo…”
Absolute Asymmetric Synthesis: The Origin, Control, and Amplification of Chirality
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“2021; Rosenberg 2019; Sallembien et al.”
Electron Spin-Polarization Dependent Damage to Chiral Amino Acid l-Histidine.
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Self-citationPolarized Radiation and the Emergence of Biological Homochirality on Earth and Beyond
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“An important clue pertaining to the emergence of homochirality comes from studies of low energy, spin-polarized electrons which can promote enantioselective chemistry (e.g., Dreiling & Gay 2014; Rosenberg 2019).”
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“On the other hand, recent experiments established the key role of low-energy ( ≲ 10 eV) spin-polarized electrons (SPEs) and ferromagnetic surfaces in producing chiral asymmetry (see reviews by Naaman et al. 2018; Rosenberg 2019).”
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“Numerous experiments established the key role of spin-polarized electrons and ferromagnetic surfaces as chiral agents (see reviews by Naaman et al. 2018; Rosenberg 2019).”
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Progress and persistent questions in understanding the origin of life on Earth
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- Authors
- Rosenberg, R. A.
- Affiliations
- Argonne National Laboratory (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rosenberg, Richard A
- ORCID
- Rosenberg, Richard A
- Venue
- Symmetry
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2019-04-11
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 528
- ISSN
- 2073-8994 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2936533169
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 84
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Symmetry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy (DE-AC02-06CH11357)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
- Keywords
- homochirality, polarized electrons, low-energy electrons, chiral induction, prebiotic chemistry, chiral imbalance, origin of homochirality
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