The electrochemical discrimination of pinene enantiomers by a cyclodextrin metal–organic framework

Abstract

Pinene is a family of bicyclic monoterpenes found in nature, which exhibits important applications in chemical industry and biomedicine; however, the discrimination methods used for pinene enantiomers are still rare. The alpha- and beta-pinene enantiomers were recognized and discriminated via an electrochemical method for the first time based on a cyclodextrin metal–organic framework (CD-MOF) as an electrochemical chiral sensor.