 Chiral thin-layer chromatography

Chiral thin-layer chromatography (chiral TLC) is an analytical technique used to separate enantiomers or chiral compounds based on their optical activity. This method is particularly important in fields such as pharmaceuticals, where the enantiomeric forms of a compound can exhibit different biological activities or pharmacological effects. ### Key Features of Chiral TLC: 1. **Chirality**: Chiral compounds are molecules that exist in two non-superimposable mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers.