Preparative LC separation and isolation of enantiomerically pure olefins

Summary Diastereomer formation by the reaction of chiral olefins with optically active platinum complexes followed by LC separation of the diastereomers, and on-line or off-line release of the olefins from the complexes by ligand exchange yield optically pure enantiomers.The 100% dextrostetatory enantiomer of exo-2-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (vinylnorbornane) could be isolated by an off-line method and was used for polarimetric measurements before and after preparative scale gas chromatographic clean-up.The initial valuable platinum complex could be easily recovered without loss.