title: Amino-Acid-Based Polymerizable Surfactants for the Synthesis of Chiral Nanoparticles.
abstract: Amino-acid-based chiral surfactants with polymerizable moieties are synthesized, and a versatile approach to prepare particles thereof with a chiral surface functionality is presented. As an example of an application, the synthesized particles are tested for their ability as nucleating agents in the enantioselective crystallization of amino acid conglomerate systems, taking rac-asparagine as a model system. Particles resulting from chiral surfactants with different tail groups are compared and the results demonstrate that only the chiral nanoparticles made of the polymerizable surfactant are able to act efficiently as nucleation agent in enantioselective crystallization.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Preiss
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanotechnology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 52900, Israel.
authors.forename: Yitzhak
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mastai
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Landfester
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany. rafael.munoz@uv.es.|Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV), Universitat de València, c/Catedràtic José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, València, Spain. rafael.munoz@uv.es.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Espí
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents
keywords: chirality; crystallization; enantioselectivity; nanoparticles; surfmers