Quantum control for enantiomer separation and purification (C03)

给定手性的分子需要对映体特异性化学合成。该项目致力于研究是否以及如何使用适当定制的电磁场将具有双手性分子的混合物转化为对映体纯样品。对映体选择性激发后分离以及一种对映体向另一种对映体的单向转化是实现这一目标的可能手段。量子控制理论将用于推导驱动所需旋转和振动动力学的电磁场的形状。

Molecules of a given handedness require enantiomer-specific chemical synthesis. This project is dedicated to investigating whether and how suitably tailored electromagnetic fields can be used to convert a mixture with molecules of both handednesses into an enantio-pure sample. Enantiomer-selective excitation followed by separation as well as a unidirectional conversion of one enantiomer into the other are possible means towards this goal. Quantum control theory will be employed to derive the shape of the electromagnetic fields that drive the required rotational and vibrational dynamics.