Is an abiologic origin of chirality as is found in (2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropanal (D-glyceraldehyde), and also in amino acids, sugars, etc., possible?[5] Why are accelerated kinetics observed for some organic reactions at the water-organic interface?[6] What is the origin of the alpha effect, that is, that nucleophiles with an electronegative atom with lone pairs adjacent to the nucleophilic center are particularly reactive? What is the nature of strong gold-chalcogens in thiols and other organochalcogens (i.e., sulfur and higher chalcogen-containing organic compounds)?[7]