Supramolecular chirality

{{Short description|Supramolecular assemblies that are non-superposable on their mirror images}}

In chemistry, the term supramolecular chirality is used to describe supramolecular assemblies that are non-superposable on their mirror images.

Chirality in supramolecular chemistry implies the non-symmetric arrangement of molecular components in a non-covalent assembly. Chirality may arise in a supramolecular system if one of its component is chiral or if achiral components arrange in a non symmetrical way to produce a supermolecule that is chiral.{{cite journal|title=Supramolecular Chirality: Chiral hydrogen-bonded supermolecules from achiral molecular components|vauthors=Suárez M, Branda N, Lehn JM, Decian A, Fischer J |journal=Helvetica Chimica Acta |year=1998|volume=81|pages=1–13|doi=10.1002/hlca.19980810102}}