Recent progress in chiral zeolites: Structure, synthesis, characterization and applications

Zeolites are crystalline porous materials that are used in the chemical industry for adsorption, separation and catalytic reactions. Chiral zeolites have shown promise in enantioselective adsorption and catalytic organic reactions, attracting significant research interest. Recent advances have been made in the rational design, computational prediction and hydrothermal synthesis of using chiral organic structure-directing agents. Additionally, newly developed electron microscopic techniques have been utilized to analyze the structure and determine absolute configuration. The following review aims to provide an overview of the development history of chiral zeolites, examine several prominent chiral zeolite structures discovered so far, discuss the recent progress in characterization methods and explore their potential applications.