On the theory of tripod amphiphiles, chiral discrimination and phase transitions in Langmuir monolayers

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Abstract

Chiral discrimination is investigated theoretically for chiral molecules that form an insoluble Langmuir monolayer on the water/air interface. For a specific type of model molecules-tripod amphiphile-the chiral discrimination is calculated for various types of intermolecular interactions: van der Waals, hydrogen bonding, dipoles, charges, etc. In particular, we find that van der Waals interactions prefer chiral segregation whereas electrostatic interactions prefer heterochiral compounds. Monolayer phase diagrams are calculated for both cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-178
Number of pages7
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume168
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 1990

Funding

FundersFunder number
Bat Sheva de RothschildF oundationis gratefullya cknowledged
US-Israel Binational Science Foundation87-00338

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