Research Progress on Chiral Supramolecular Sensors for Enantiomer Detection

Chiral substances occur naturally in abiotic and living systems. The recognition and detection of chiral substances in the natural environment or their analysis and detection in biological systems are crucial. Chiral recognition is a research hotspot in clinical medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry, and other fields. Indeed, many researchers have developed various sensors with different functionalized materials for detecting and analyzing enantiomers. Supramolecular systems have important applications in the development of molecular recognition technologies, and the development of supramolecular chemistry is closely related to research on molecular devices. Therefore, this review summarizes the principle of chiral supramolecular sensors for the detection of enantiomers from the perspective of various sensor types, including optical, electrochemical, electrochemical luminescence, photoelectric, and supramolecular chemical sensors. This review also summarizes the relevant reports on chiral supramolecular sensors in the last five years. Finally, we highlight the prospects of supramolecular chiral sensors in future research.

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Chiral substances exist naturally in abiotic and living systems. Recognizing and detecting chiral substances in the natural environment, as well as analyzing and detecting them in biological systems, are crucial. Chiral recognition is a research hotspot in fields such as clinical medicine, pharmacology, and biochemistry. Many researchers have developed various sensors with different functionalized materials to detect and analyze enantiomers. Supramolecular systems have important applications in the development of molecular recognition technologies, and the development of supramolecular chemistry is closely related to research on molecular devices. This review summarizes the principles of chiral supramolecular sensors for the detection of enantiomers from the perspective of various sensor types and also highlights the prospects of supramolecular chiral sensors in future research.