Incorporation of Homochirality into a Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membrane for Efficient Chiral Separation

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 57; no. 52; pp. 17130 - 17134
• Main Authors: Chan, Jun Yong, Zhang, Huacheng, Nolvachai, Yada, Hu, Yaoxin, Zhu, Haijin, Forsyth, Maria, Gu, Qinfen, Hoke, David E., Zhang, Xiwang, Marriot, Philip J., Wang, Huanting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.12.2018
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Amino acids; chiral resolution; chirality; Enantiomers; Fabrication; Histidine; homochiral; membrane separation; Membranes; Metal-organic frameworks; Selectivity; Separation; homochiral; chirality; membrane separation; chiral resolution; metal-organic frameworks

Homochiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained much attention because of their chiral properties and disposition for chiral separation. However, the fabrication of high‐quality homochiral MOF membranes remains challenging because of the difficulty in controlling growth of MOF membranes with...