Van‘t Hoff symposium on chirality the 6th June 2024

Van ‘t Hoff symposium on chirality

Chirality from molecule to material

Chirality is an essential aspect of life, revealing itself on both a macroscopic and molecular level. For example, our hands are mirror images of each other, the DNA double helix is right-rotating and molecules that are each other's mirror image often have different biological functions.
 
This fascinating molecular property was first explained by the Dutch chemist Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff (1852-1911). Following his pioneering work, the chemistry community has contributed significantly to the development of the field of stereochemistry. This knowledge is of major importance: both from an application perspective, e.g. for the development of new drugs and dynamic materials, and from a fundamental perspective, e.g. for a better understanding of the origins of life.

During this symposium, distinguished chemists from around the globe will discuss the latest developments in chirality in all its forms. The symposium is suitable for anyone with a fundamental knowledge of the molecular aspects of chirality.

Date & time: Thursday 6 June 2024, 10.30 a.m. - 17.30 p.m. (entry from 10.00 a.m.)

Venue: Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV Amsterdam

More information: Website KNAW

With
Carol Robinson, University of Oxford
John Hartwig, University of California, Berkeley
Silvia Vignolini, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Makoto Fujita, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Nathalie Katsonis, University of Groningen
Cornelia Meinert, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

More information
Chemists, scientists and other interested individuals with a fundamental understanding of chirality are welcome to join this one-day symposium. You can register free of charge via our registration form. The main language during the symposium is English.