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For chiral gels and related applications, one of the critical issues is how to modulate the stereoselective interaction between the gel and the chiral guest precisely, as well as how to translate this information into the macroscopic properties of materials. Herein, we report that this process can also be modulated by nonchiral solvents, which can induce a chiral‐interaction reversion for organogel formation. This process could be observed through the clear difference in gelation speed and the morphology of the resulting self‐assembly. This chiral effect was successfully applied in the selective separation of quinine enantiomers and imparts "smart" merits to the gel materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For chiral gels and related applications, one of the critical issues is how to modulate the stereoselective interaction between the gel and the chiral guest precisely, as well as how to translate this information into the macroscopic properties of materials. Herein, we report that this process can also be modulated by nonchiral solvents, which can induce a chiral-interaction reversion for organogel formation. This process could be observed through the clear difference in gelation speed and the morphology of the resulting self-assembly. This chiral effect was successfully applied in the selective separation of quinine enantiomers and imparts 'smart' merits to the gel materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enantioselektive Benetzbarkeit: Die Benetzbarkeit einer Materialoberfläche kann gezielt mithilfe chiraler Moleküle verändert werden. Intelligente Polymere bieten die Möglichkeit von reversiblen Konformationsübergängen und eignen sich somit ideal, um ein schwaches chirales Signal in eine makroskopische Eigenschaft eines Materials umzusetzen. Man erhält schaltbare Oberflächen, deren Benetzbarkeit durch die Chiralität von Molekülen bestimmt wird (siehe Schema). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]