AI Article Synopsis
- Eligio Perucca discovered the enantioselective adsorption of a racemic mixture to a chiral crystal (NaClO(3)) in 1919, marking a significant finding in enantioselective chemistry.
- Despite this important contribution, his work remained largely unrecognized at the time.
- Perucca's reputation was tarnished in 1941 when he was labeled a coward for not supervising Primo Levi's research due to oppressive race laws, but he was actually opposed to the fascist regime.
Article Abstract
A reputation restored: Eligio Perucca (see photo) first observed the enantioselective adsorption of a racemic mixture to a chiral crystal (NaClO(3)) in Turin in 1919. However, this milestone in enantioselective chemistry and chiroptics went unnoticed. Identified previously as a coward who refused in 1941 to supervise the research of the budding stereochemist Primo Levi because of the race laws, Perucca was opposed to the fascist regime.
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