Abstract
The classical Frank’s autocatalytic kinetic model for the transformation of an almost racemic into a homochiral system assumes that the amount of the achiral substrate from which the enantiomers are formed is time-independent. We show that for the validity of the basic features of the Frank model, this restriction is not necessary.
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Gutman, I. Frank model with limited resources. J Math Chem 52, 2330–2333 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-014-0388-z
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