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Water molecules actively reshape chiral catalyst structure, research shows
- February 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Researchers have analyzed the stepwise hydration of prolinol, a molecule widely used as a catalyst and as a building block in chemical synthesis. The study shows that just a few water molecules can completely change the preferred structure of prolinol. The research is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Originally published at Phys.org