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Separation of Enantiomers by Thin-Layer Chromatography: An Overview
Abstract
The present review discusses the versatile applicability and separation mechanisms of thin-layer chromatographic enantiomeric separations. More detailed descriptions will be given for practical applications—separations of underivatized samples—on commercially available, ready-to-use plates, focusing on the thin-layer chromatographic racemate separation based on ligand exchange, which was introduced in 1983 by Günther et al. (1) and on use of a densitometer for determination of antipode distributions at trace level. This chapter will not discuss the numerous and interesting diastereomeric separations by paper and thin-layer chromatography (TLC). We refer to the literature on amino acids (28), peptides, diketopiperazines (918), and other classes of compounds (1931).
Affiliation(s): (2) Degussa AG, Industriepark Wolfgang GmbH, Hanau, Germany
(3) Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology  |  Volume: 243  |  Pub. Date: Dec-15-2003  |  Page Range: 29-59  |  DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-648-7:029
Subject:  Biochemistry
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