ENANTIOSELECTIVE GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY

The introduction of hydrophobic cyclodextrin derivatives as chiral sel ectors in enantioselective gas chromatography has resulted in the wide use of this analytical method in solving stereochemical problems. The extraordinary separation efficiency of capillary gas chromatography e nables the investigation of chiral constituents in complex mixtures su ch as essential oils, pheromones or environmental samples. Enantiosele ctive gas chromatography features high precision in the detection of m inute enantiomeric impurities and detection limits are independent of functional groups.