Advances in Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Related Topics

Dr. Pályi is a Professor (Retired) of Chemistry of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Modena, Italy) and member of the (Italian) National Academy of Science as well as other Academies. He has authored and edited 5 books on chemistry, patents, and 250 publications cited more than 2000 times by other authors. He has been the chief organizer of the International Symposia on Biological Chirality (since 1998) and of the International Symposia on the Soai Reaction (since 2008). Dr. Kurdi is an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Institute of Environmental Technology of the University of Pannonia (Veszprém, Hungary); Head of Group in the Technology Transfer Centre of this University; and President of the "Lajos Bencze" Research and Development Foundation. He holds an MA (Diploma) in Chemistry (2000), PhD in Chemistry (2008), both from the University of Pannonia, and has published 22 articles in high-impact Journals, with over 200 citations. Dr. Zucchi is Coordinator and Lecturer of the masters course in Handling of Chemical Substances (REACH & CLP) at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Modena, Italy), under the patronage of the (Italian) Ministry of Health, as well as Tutor or Co-Tutor of Masters Theses at this University. She also served as Chair of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd International Symposium on the Soai Reaction and Related Topic (2015). She earned her MA (Diploma) in Chemistry (1989), PhD in Chemistry (1994) both at the University of Modena. Dr. Zucchi is the co-editor of 5 books (including 3 with Elsevier) and is author of 84 publications with over 700 citations.

• 1. Asymmetric Autocatalysis And The Origins Of Homochirality Of Organic Compounds. An Overview2. Soai Autocatalyst As Conveyor Of Chirality Coupling Autocatalysis With Asymmetric Induction3. Graph Theoretical And Statistical Analysis Of The Impact Of Soai Reaction On Natural Sciences4. Kinetic And Structural Aspects Of Mirror-Image Symmetry Breaking In The Soai Reaction5. Macromolecular Versus Micromolecular World6. The Importance Of The Idea Of „Parachirality” In Life Science7. Graph Theoretical Tools In Two- And Three-Dimensional Chirality Problems8. Synthesis Of Pyrimidine-Terminated Chiral Large Molecular Architectures With Functions Of Self-Replication And Self-Improvement By Asymmetric Autocatalysis9. Model Equivalency In Interpreting The Stochastic Enantiomer Distribution In The Soai Reaction10. On The Relative Measures Of The Degrees Of Chirality And General Asymmetry11. Asymmetric Reduction Of Ketones To Chiral Platform Molecules12. Searching For Spontaneous Mirror-Symmetry Breaking In Organoautocatalytic Reactions13. Isotope Chirality In The Reagents And Intermediates Of The Soai Reaction 14. Chiral Polythiophenes15. Abiotic Emergence Of Biological Homochirality16. Catalytic Applications Of Supported Ionic Liquid Phases17. Asymmetric Autocatalysis Initiated By Crystal Chirality Of Achiral Compounds18. Structural Study Of Asymmetric Autocatalysis By X-Ray Crystallography19. Amino Acids As Food Quality Factors In Parmigiano Reggiano Hard Cheese