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Solvent‐Driven Chiral‐Interaction Reversion for Organogel Formation
Author(s) -
Qing Guangyan,
Shan Xingxing,
Chen Wenrui,
Lv Ziyu,
Xiong Peng,
Sun Taolei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201308554
Subject(s) - reversion , enantiomer , solvent , chemistry , chirality (physics) , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , chiral symmetry , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , gene , phenotype , quark
For chiral gels and related applications, one of the critical issues is how to modulate the stereoselective interaction between the gel and the chiral guest precisely, as well as how to translate this information into the macroscopic properties of materials. Herein, we report that this process can also be modulated by nonchiral solvents, which can induce a chiral‐interaction reversion for organogel formation. This process could be observed through the clear difference in gelation speed and the morphology of the resulting self‐assembly. This chiral effect was successfully applied in the selective separation of quinine enantiomers and imparts “smart” merits to the gel materials.