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Published on: February 7, 2017
β-Cyclodextrin porous polymers with three-dimensional chiral channels for separation of polar racemates
Yanlong Chen1, Zicheng Lu1, Gongke Li1
1School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
Abstract:
The recognition and separation of polar chiral compounds are important technological challenges in separation science. Taking full advantage of the intrinsically chiral environment and multiple interactions featured by macrocycles, we designed the first example of porous methylated cyclodextrins-containing polymers (MP-CDPs) with three-dimensional (3D) chiral channels. The enantioselective recognition of (R)/(S)-1-phenylethylamine mixtures was realized with enantiomer excess (e.e.) >73% in only 3 min by using MP-CDPs as the adsorbent. The obtained MP-CDPs also serve as highly efficient liquid chromatographic stationary phases for separation of polar chiral compounds. The stationary phase can separate racemic alcohols and acids successfully. These chiral compounds can be separated within 8 min under normal-phase mode, and the resolution (RS) range from 1.76 to 3.00. Molecular simulations suggest that chiral recognition is a cooperative interaction based on multiple effects such as host-guest interaction, H-bond and size selection. These findings will provide novel chiral stationary phases for recognition and separation of polar chiral compounds in the fields of separation science and pharmaceutical industry.
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