Comparison of monolithic approaches for enantioselective capillary electrochromatography involving cyclodextrins.

The access to CD-modified monoliths for enantiomeric separation by CEC can be divided into two main approaches. (i) Silica-based monoliths, prepared by either a sol-gel process or by sintering of silica particles, are modified after fabrication by coating with a CD selector. Alternatively the fusion of CD functionalized silica particle via gluing is feasible. (ii) Rigid or homogeneous organic polymer-based monoliths, prepared by polymerization of organic monomers in the presence of a porogen, are modified with the CD selector either by copolymerization or by physical incorporation into the continuous bed.