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Comment
. 2020 May 11;59(20):7650-7651.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201904314. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Comment on "Bad Language": Resolving some Ambiguities about Chirality

Michel Petitjean  1   2
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Comment on "Bad Language": Resolving some Ambiguities about Chirality

Michel Petitjean. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

In this comment on the Essay entitled "Bad Language" by Dunitz I add new elements which enlighten the discussion. I hope that they contribute to suppress ambiguities and preconceived ideas about chirality.

Keywords: chirality; language; stereochemistry; symmetry.

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  • Bad Language.
    Dunitz JD. Dunitz JD. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 Jan 28;58(5):1248-1250. doi: 10.1002/anie.201812019. Epub 2019 Jan 9. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019. PMID: 30408322 Review.

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