Collecting both enantiomorphs with high optical purity and yield in a single crystallization process can be achieved by adding aggregated polymeric“tailor-made”additives,known as nano-splitters.Inefficient preparati...Collecting both enantiomorphs with high optical purity and yield in a single crystallization process can be achieved by adding aggregated polymeric“tailor-made”additives,known as nano-splitters.Inefficient preparation and large addition amount have hindered the practical application of such amazing nanoparticles.Herein,we report the first nano-splitters containing aggregation-induced emission luminogens prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer,poly[(S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-6-(methacrylamido)hexanoic acid]-b-polystyrene,followed by the removal of tert-butoxycarbonyl groups.When added into the supersaturated solution of racemic amino acids(a.a.)with seeds,the fluorescent labeled nano-assemblies enantioselectivity dyed the crystals of S-a.a.and enabled the separation from colorless R-a.a.crystals in terms of fluorescent difference.Both enantiomers were obtained with high optical purity and yield(e.g.,R-asparagine monohydrate,>99 ee%;S-asparagine monohydrate,∼94 ee%;88%total yield).Owing to a low detection limit of fluorescence,the addition amount was reduced to 0.03 wt%without remarkably compromising the ee values of both enantiomorphs.Due to the low addition amount and efficient synthesis,the output–input ratio was increased greatly.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:51833001,21674002,21905003China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,Grant/Award Numbers:2019M660002,2020T130011。
文摘Collecting both enantiomorphs with high optical purity and yield in a single crystallization process can be achieved by adding aggregated polymeric“tailor-made”additives,known as nano-splitters.Inefficient preparation and large addition amount have hindered the practical application of such amazing nanoparticles.Herein,we report the first nano-splitters containing aggregation-induced emission luminogens prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer,poly[(S)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-6-(methacrylamido)hexanoic acid]-b-polystyrene,followed by the removal of tert-butoxycarbonyl groups.When added into the supersaturated solution of racemic amino acids(a.a.)with seeds,the fluorescent labeled nano-assemblies enantioselectivity dyed the crystals of S-a.a.and enabled the separation from colorless R-a.a.crystals in terms of fluorescent difference.Both enantiomers were obtained with high optical purity and yield(e.g.,R-asparagine monohydrate,>99 ee%;S-asparagine monohydrate,∼94 ee%;88%total yield).Owing to a low detection limit of fluorescence,the addition amount was reduced to 0.03 wt%without remarkably compromising the ee values of both enantiomorphs.Due to the low addition amount and efficient synthesis,the output–input ratio was increased greatly.
