Chirality

In chemistry, a molecule or ion is said to be chiral if it cannot be superposed on its mirror counterpart by any combination of rotations, translations, and conformational modifications. This geometric characteristic is known as chirality. The names are taken from the Ancient Greek (cheir) word for "hand," which is the archetypal example of an item possessing this feature. A chiral molecule or ion occurs in two stereoisomers that are mirror copies of each other, known as enantiomers; they are generally characterised as "right-handed" or "left-handed" by their absolute configuration or some other criterion. Except when interacting with other chiral molecules, the two enantiomers have identical chemical characteristics. They also share the same physical qualities, with the exception that they frequently exhibit opposing optical activity.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Victor Cerda

Victor Cerda

University of the Balearic Island, Spain
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Giang Vo Thanh

Giang Vo Thanh

University Paris Saclay, France
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Anne M Gaffney

Anne M Gaffney

University of South Carolina, United States
CCT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Eleana Kordouli

Eleana Kordouli

University of Patras, Greece
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Mehdi Parivazh

Mehdi Parivazh

Monash University, Australia
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Maurizio Cossi

Maurizio Cossi

Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Italy
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology 2026 - Dae Dong Sung

Dae Dong Sung

Korea University Sejong Campus, Korea, Republic of

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