title: Separation and enrichment of enantiopure from racemic compounds using magnetic levitation.
abstract: Crystallization of a solution with high enantiomeric excess can generate a mixture of crystals of the desired enantiomer and the racemic compound. Using a mixture of S-/RS-ibuprofen crystals as a model, we demonstrated that magnetic levitation (MagLev) is a useful technique for analysis, separation and enantioenrichment of chiral/racemic products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. myerson@mit.edu.
authors.forename: Xiaochuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shin Yee
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bwambok
authors.forename: Manza B J
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Whitesides
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Myerson
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods*; D003460:Crystallization; D060526:Magnetic Fields; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D010316:Particle Size; D013237:Stereoisomerism