Enantiospecific desorption of R- and S-propylene oxide from D- or L-lysine modified Cu(100) surfaces

Langmuir. 2012 Oct 30;28(43):15251-62. doi: 10.1021/la3027557. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Abstract

The enantiospecific desorption kinetics of R- and S-propylene oxide (PO) from a Cu(100) surface modified by enantiomerically pure D- or L-lysine have been studied using temperature programmed desorption. These experiments have used R- or S-PO as the chiral probe for study of enantiospecific adsorption on Cu(100) surfaces modified with D- or L-lysine. This chiral probe/modifier/Cu system manifests a significant diastereomeric effect in the R- and S-PO peak desorption temperatures and, hence, true enantiospecific behavior. The enantiospecificity in the PO desorption kinetics is observed only over a narrow range of lysine modifier coverage with a maximum at a lysine coverage leaving an empty site density of θ(O) ≈ 0.25. The observation of enantiospecific behavior in the PO/lysine/Cu(100) system is in contrast with the failed results of prior attempts to observe enantiospecific desorption from chirally modified Cu surfaces. The potential for hydrogen-bonding interactions between the chiral probe and chiral modifier, which can depend on the coverage and configuration of the adsorbed modifier, may play a crucial role in enantiospecific adsorption on lysine modified Cu surfaces.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry*
  • Lysine / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Copper
  • Lysine
  • propylene oxide