Chiral stationary phases computational studies

S. Schefzig, W. Lindner, K. B. Lipkowitz, and M. Jalaie, Enantiomeric discrimination by a quinine-based chiral stationary phase A computational study. Chirality... 

These computational studies are comparable to those described in the section covering Type I CSPs. Experimentally the only difference between these separations and those above is that here the selectors are not stationary phases but rather are co-additives that form the diastereomeric complexes. Because no computational studies on type IV CSPs exist, molecular modeling of inorganic coordination complexes directed towards rationalizing enantioselective binding and chiral recognition presents itself as a ripe area for exploration. 

Type V CSPs are protein phases. Because of the well established chemo- and stereospecificity of enzymes, a large number of experimentalists have adapted proteins in one form or another as stationary phases for chiral separations. The intermolecular forces responsible for analyte binding to these biopolymers are the same as for most other CSPs but the size and complexity of proteins makes them difficult to study computationally. One would think that with approximately 400 entries in the Brookhaven Protein Databank to select from, separation scientists would have used one of these proteins as a chiral selector and then use those atomic coordinates to carry out molecular modeling studies. Only one example has appeared in the literature where information from the PDB has been used to serve as a beginning point for molecular modeling of a protein CSP. In all other examples the CSP is viewed as having an unknown structure and Quantitative Structure-Enantioselective Retention Relationships (QSERRs) have been carried out. 

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