Chiral recognition of a 3D chiral nanoporous metal-organic framework.

Some racemates including alcohol, ketone, flavone, phenol, base, and amide racemates etc. were successfully separated by using a 3D chiral nanoporous metal-organic framework (MOF) as a new chiral stationary phase in HPLC. The experimental results show that the chiral MOF possesses excellent recognition ability for various racemates, and indicate that enantioseparation on the chiral MOF column is practicable.