Good chiral recognition of diketopiperazines has been obtained with a recep
tor that combines a xanthone with a phosphonamide as an asymmetric group. S
ilicagel plates impregnated with an enantiomerically pure diketopiperazine
provide an easy and effective way to resolve the receptor racemic mixture.
The strong (R,R. R) complex yields a spot with a larger R-f probably becaus
e the complex is less polar than the free receptor.