Good chiral recognition of hydroxycarboxylates such as lactic or mandelic a
cids has been achieved with a macrocyclic receptor, readily available from
a known bis-chromenylurea and a spirobifluorene linker. Resolution of the r
eceptor racemic mixture was carried out taking advantage of its complexing
properties with (R)-mandelic acid tetramethylammonium salt on a TLC plate.
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