title: Molecularly imprinted chiral stationary phase prepared with racemic template.
abstract: The first example of molecularly imprinted chiral stationary phase prepared using a racemic template is shown. N-(3,5-Dinitrobenzoyl)-α-methylbenzylamine (DNB) was chirally discriminated on the molecularly imprinted stationary phase prepared using racemic DNB as the template. A chiral monomer, (S)-(-)-N-methacryloyl-1-naphthylethylamine, was utilized as the functional monomer toward the racemic template, and its chiral recognition ability was, interestingly, found to be enhanced through racemic molecular imprinting. A thermodynamic discussion briefly suggests that the observed chiral recognition ability of the racemic imprinting was proper value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirasu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka