The new method enables what had been impossible except in narrow cases: creating a center of chiral asymmetry at a hard-to-reach position called the "gamma" position on a cyclic carboxylic acid.

An essential feature of the compound is its chirality at the atom of zinc in the center of the molecule. A chiral molecule comes in two versions, called enantiomers. The enantiomers are made of ...

An essential feature of the compound is its chirality at the atom of zinc in the center of the molecule. A chiral molecule comes in two versions, called enantiomers. The enantiomers are made of ...