High-performance liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of racemic drugs based on homochiral metal-organic framework

Anal Chem. 2014 Jan 21;86(2):1277-81. doi: 10.1021/ac403674p. Epub 2014 Jan 9.

Abstract

Homochiral metal-organic frameworks with fine-tuned pore sizes/walls and large surface areas are promising porous materials for enantioseparation considering the traditional zeolite molecular sieves have no chirality. Using enantiopure pyridyl-functionalized salen [(N-(4-Pyridylmethyl)-L-leucine·HBr)] as a starting material, we have prepared a noninterpenetrated three-dimensional homochiral metal organic framework {[ZnLBr]·H2O}n, which was further used as a chiral stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography to enantioseparate racemic drugs, showing excellent performances in enantioseparation of drugs. The metal-organic framework can be regarded as a novel molecular sieve-like material with a chiral separation function based on the relative sizes of the chiral channels and the resolved molecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzoin / isolation & purification*
  • Benzyl Alcohols / isolation & purification*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / instrumentation*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Ethylenediamines / chemistry
  • Ibuprofen / isolation & purification*
  • Ketoprofen / isolation & purification*
  • Naproxen / isolation & purification*
  • Porosity
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Zinc / chemistry

Substances

  • Benzyl Alcohols
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Ethylenediamines
  • Pyridines
  • 4-pyridylmethyl
  • Naproxen
  • Ketoprofen
  • alpha-ethylbenzyl alcohol
  • disalicylaldehyde ethylenediamine
  • Zinc
  • Benzoin
  • Ibuprofen