Shaking things up: exploiting the potential of mechanochemistry to enhance deracemization of racemic compounds

Abstract

A chiral substance crystallizing as a racemic compound was deracemized using mechanochemistry. The material was engineered as a mixed crystal with a compound crystallizing as a conglomerate. A threefold increase of the yield of deracemization using high-energy milling is observed compared to regular solution process due to improved solid-state miscibility.

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Mar 2026
Accepted
23 Mar 2026
First published
26 Mar 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

Shaking things up: exploiting the potential of mechanochemistry to enhance deracemization of racemic compounds

C. Pinètre, C. Lopes, C. Brandel, G. Coquerel, T. Leyssens, Y. CARTIGNY and V. Dupray, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01337F

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