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Strong Detrimental Effect of a Minute Enantiomeric Impurity of a Chiral Selector on the Enantioselectivity Factor
Author(s) -
Levkin Pavel A.,
Maier Norbert M.,
Schurig Volker,
Lindner Wolfgang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201002215
Subject(s) - enantiomer , impurity , enantiomeric excess , chemistry , trace (psycholinguistics) , enantioselective synthesis , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Without a trace? The higher the enantioselectivity of a chiral selector, the more it is sensitive to enantiomeric impurities. Therefore, the enantiomeric purity of a chiral selector affects the enantioseparation factor α (see picture).