Enantioselective recognition by a highly ordered porphyrin-assembly on a chiral molecular gel

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 May 18;48(40):4881-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc31127e. Epub 2012 Apr 12.

Abstract

Enantioselective recognition of amino acids was achieved by using a highly ordered chiral assembly of achiral porphyrin on a chiral molecular gel. Exceptionally high enantioselectivity was observed for histidine derivatives by monitoring the CD patterns and fluorescence quenching, K(SV) (l): 26.3 × 10(3) M(-1); K(SV)(D)-enantiomer: 7.03 × 10(3) M(-1).

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism
  • Gels / chemistry*
  • Porphyrins / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Zinc / chemistry

Substances

  • Gels
  • Porphyrins
  • Zinc