Imprinted network polymers incorporating basic functional groups were developed to assess the binding and specificity of carboxylic acids. The binding affinities were determined using t- BOC-phenylalanine and 2-phenylbutyric acid as templates and substrates. Chiral selectivity for the enantiomers of t-BOC-phenylalanine was found for polymers incorporating adenine or 2-aminopyridine functionality. Chiral selectivity in the case of (R)-(-)-2-phenylbutyric ...
