Enantioselective incorporation of dicarboxylate guests by octacalcium phosphate

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jun 13;53(48):6524-6527. doi: 10.1039/c7cc01169e.

Abstract

Enantioselectivity by octacalcium phosphate (OCP) is revealed through the incorporation of (S)-(-)-methylsuccinic acid (MeSuc) into its crystal lattice, with hardly any (R)-(+)-MeSuc incorporated. This phenomenon clearly indicates that OCP recognizes the steric structures of guest molecules, extending chiral recognition in inorganic materials to three-dimensional crystal growth.