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. 2023 Jun 15;13(26):18070–18089. doi: 10.1039/d3ra02399k

Other Nanomaterials in identification and separation of enantiomers.

Core/shell Chiral selector Chiral compound(s) Separation/detection Remarks Ref.
Poly-ethylene dimethacrylate–N-methacryloyl-l-histidine methyl ester (EGDMA–MAH) NP (l)-Histidine Ofloxacin CE Average (Av) size of NP ∼111.5 nm. The separation factor up to 2.9 was successfully achieved 140
Mesoporous silica NP Cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC) Benzoin, indapamine, Tröger's base, praziquantel, DDBD, OHBN, warfarin, tetrahydropalmatine and pindolol CEC The particle and pore size was 600 nm and 300 nm, respectively. No Rs for paraziquantel was achieved. For other racemates, the Rs range from 1.14 to 5.28 141
Zeolite imidazolate nanocrystal BSA Salbutamol sulfate CE Compared to bare columns with no separation, a good separation was achieved using BSA@ZIF-8-OT columns 142
Metal–organic framework (MOF) Chiral bridging ligand [{Cu(sala)n] (H2sala = N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-l-alanine) Citronellal, Camphor, Ala, Leu, Val, Isoleu, 1-phe-1,2-ethandiol, phenylsuccinic acid, and 1-phe-ethanol GC Separation factor range (α) from 1.01–1.33 143
Polystyrene NP (PSNPs) Hydroxypropyl-β-CD (HP-β-CD) Propanolol CE Av diameter of 15 ± 5 nm. The separation with PS improved to 0.92 from 0.6 (without PS at BGE) 122
Mesoporous silica NP CM-β-CD Ephedrine (EPHE) and chlorpheniramine (CHLORPHE) CE Sz approximately 120 nm. At optimum conditions, Rs improved from 0.86 to 1.05 (ephedrine) and from 0.88 to 1.12 (chlorpheniramine) 144
G3.0-PMMPs (l)-Val Dansy (d,l)-phe CE l-Val@G3.0-PMMPs mostly adsorbed dansyl (l)-phe. The obtained ee was 20.1% 145
poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) NPs Ethanediamine-β-CD Propranolol (prop) metoprolol (metopro) amlodipine (amlo) CEC Best resolutions were obtained at 1.27, 1.01, and 2.93 for prop, metopro, and amlo, respectively 146
SiO2@PDA BSA Prop and trp CE Particle size ∼150 nm. In five adsorption steps, ee of Trp and prop are 14.50% and 11.71%, respectively. When starting racemic solution is 75% ee, after adsorption with SiO2@PDA@BSA gave 100% ee (solution is purified) 121
Silica PEO113-b-((d,l)-GluA)10 Val Circular dichroism (CD) and polarimetry The pore sizes of the CMS sphere were within 2–3 nm. The ee of separation was 50% 118
Mesoporous silica The l-forms of the target analytes Pro, Ile, trans-4hyp, pipecolic acid, Val, Leu, Phg HPLC-ESI-MS Obtained pore sizes in the range of 2.8–3.3 nm. Separation factor, α, for Pro, Ile, trans-4hyp, pipecolic acid, Val, Leu, Phg were obtained 6.26, 1.30, 0.7, 1.5, 1.09, 1.12, and 1.15 respectively 117
Mesoporous silica (l)-Phenylalanine (d,l)-Phenylalanine, (d,l)-ala and (d,l)-lysine CD spectra The pore sizes were within 2.3–2.5 nm. The synthesized materials gave stronger adsorption for (l)-phenylalanine with a capacity of up to 3.24 120
Mesoporous silica nanospheres Chiral anion surfactant (N-palmitoyl-l-phenylalanine) Alanine CD spectroscopy The particle size and pore diameters were within 190 nm-210 nm and 3 nm-4 nm, respectively. Chiral selectivity factor of 3.15 114
Mesoporous silica (d)- or (l)-proline Proline CD Pore sizes in the range of 2.6–3.2 nm. (d,l)-racemate separation factor (α D/L) is 3.2 116
Mesoporous silica Aspartic acid block copolymer Valine CD and optical polarimetry CMS with a pore size of 3–5 nm. chiral selectivity factor of 7.52 119
Mesoporous silica Guanosine monophosphate (NGM-1) and folic acid (NFM-1) Valine CD cNFM-1 preferred to adsorb (l)-valine than (d)-valine with an adsorption ratio of 2.6, while cNGM-1 preferred to adsorb (d)-valine than (d)-valine with an adsorption ratio of 4 147
Mesoporous silica Copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and chiral (d,l)-phenylalanine – glutamic acid [PEO-β-(l,d)-GluA) and blocks of chiral (l,d)-phenylalanine [PEO-b-((l,d)-Phe) Valine CD The pore's diameter was between 3.5–3.7 nm. The synthesized nanoparticles mostly adsorb (l)-valine; the obtained ee was 54% 115