Chiral Columns

Chiral columns are used to separate enantiomers. Separation of chiral molecules is based upon steriochemistry. These columns have a stationary phase that selectively interacts with one enantiomer over the other. These types of columns are very useful for separating racemic mixtures. Some Stationary Phases Used to Separate Enantiomer are show in Table 1

Table 1: This table shows some stationary phases that are used to separate enantiomers and the corresponding chromatographic methods that they are applied to.