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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
Novel chiral metal organic frameworks functionalized composites for facile preparation of optically pure propranolol
1College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China.
Abstract:
Two novel sorbents based on polydopamine (PDA)-coated magnetic graphite oxide-metal organic frameworks nanoparticles [Cu(L-mal)(bpy)]·H2O (MGO-CuLBH) and [Cu(D-mal)(bpy)]·H2O (MGO-CuDBH) possessing of both magnetic property and excellent enantioselective ability were prepared and characterized. Solutions of racemic propranolol hydrochloride (Rac-PRO) were chosen to investigate the enantioselective performance of MGO-CuLBH and MGO-CuDBH by dispersive magnetic nanoparticle solid phase extraction (d-MNSPE). The results showed that the nanocomposites have excellent enantioselectivity to PROs with enantiomeric excess (ee) values reaching up to 98%. The entire process with PROs by the d-MNSPE method was fast, convenient and the collected composites could be easily recycled. Multi-stage operations using MGO-CuLBH and MGO-CuDBH were scaled up to obtain milligram quantities of R-propranolol hydrochloride (R-PRO) and S-propranolol hydrochloride (S-PRO). Furthermore, on the basis of the successful preparations, the differences in the cytotoxicity of Rac-PRO, R-PRO and S-PRO on A549 cells in vitro were all evaluated.
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