Enantioselective light absorption drives kinetic resolution

Nature Chemistry, Published online: 16 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41557-025-01975-w

Achieving enantioselectivity directly through light absorption is a long-standing challenge in photochemistry. Now, light can resolve racemic mixtures at the very moment of photon capture — enabling elegant kinetic resolution via chiral electron donor–acceptor complexes.

​Nature Chemistry, Published online: 16 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41557-025-01975-wAchieving enantioselectivity directly through light absorption is a long-standing challenge in photochemistry. Now, light can resolve racemic mixtures at the very moment of photon capture — enabling elegant kinetic resolution via chiral electron donor–acceptor complexes. Read More

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