Chiral discrimination in crystalline enantiomer systems: facts, interpretations and speculations

A. Collet (1) , L. Ziminski (1) , C. Garcia (2) , F. Vigne-Maeder (3)

1 ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon
2 STIM - Stéréochimie et Interactions Moléculaires
3 IRC - Institut de recherches sur la catalyse

Because it implies a perfect organization of symmetry related species, crystallization is one of the simplest and most efficient molecular recognition process. In general, a given molecule will not allow the presence of foreign molecules in its crystal lattice, and this property is widely used in the separation and purification methods based on crystallization.

Domaines: Catalyse

A. Collet, L. Ziminski, C. Garcia, F. Vigne-Maeder. Chiral discrimination in crystalline enantiomer systems: facts, interpretations and speculations. Siegel J S. Supramolecular Stereochemistry, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.91-110, 1995, ⟨10.1007/978-94-011-0353-4_12⟩. ⟨hal-00010232⟩