Separation is an important aspect of chemistry.
Separation is required in order to identify and quantitate components in a mixture.
As a result, different compounds pass at different times and are therefore separated. The material that is packed into the column and performs the separation is called the stationary phase. CSP's are materials that are used to separate and purify enantiomers. Many type of biological compounds exist as enantomeric pairs. Our research is trying to discern what intermolecular interactions enable CSP's to distinguish between enantiomers.