Enantioresolution of aliphatic alcohols by lithocholamide

Enantiomer. 2000;5(1):95-104.

Abstract

Lithocholamide (LCAM) forms inclusion compounds with aliphatic alcohols involving over five carbon atoms. Enantioresolution of the racemic alcohols was studied in channels of the inclusion compounds. X-ray crystallographic study clarified that host assemblies exhibit guest-dependent polymorphism. In each polymorphic crystal, the more longer or bulkier groups the alcohols have, the effective the resolutions become. The inclusion spaces were analyzed by a computed tomographic method, explaining the chiral recognition mechanism from a stereochemical viewpoint.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemistry*
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Lithocholic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Lithocholic Acid / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • lithocholamide
  • Lithocholic Acid