Extreme enantiomeric discrimination of fluoroalkanes using deuterium NMR in chiral liquid crystalline media

Mustafa Tavasli; Jacques Courtieu; Rebecca J M Goss; Abdelkrim Meddour; David O'Hagan

doi:10.1039/b200992g

Extreme enantiomeric discrimination of fluoroalkanes using deuterium NMR in chiral liquid crystalline media

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Apr 21:(8):844-5. doi: 10.1039/b200992g.

Authors

Mustafa Tavasli¹, Jacques Courtieu, Rebecca J M Goss, Abdelkrim Meddour, David O'Hagan

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, UK KY16 9ST.

PMID: 12123007
DOI: 10.1039/b200992g

Abstract

The enantiomeric assay of fluoroalkanes using 2H-NMR in a chiral liquid crystalline medium is demonstrated, and at its limit the enantiomers of [5-(2)H]-5-fluorodecane were successfully resolved.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Deuterium / chemistry
Fluorocarbons / chemistry*
Indicators and Reagents
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
Solvents
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Fluorocarbons
Indicators and Reagents
Solvents
Deuterium