High enantioselectivity in the reactions of (R)- and (S)-1-phenylethylamine with 6A-deoxy-6A-iodo-β-cyclodextrin

Abstract
6A-Deoxy-6A-iodo-β-cyclodextrin reacts with (R)-1-phenylethylamine one hundred and sixty times faster than it reacts with the corresponding (S)-enantiomer of the amine.