Preface Optical resolutions by inclusion complexation with a chiral host compound Fumio Toda Crystalline dipeptides: their molecular recognition to be useful to enantiomer separation Katsuyuki Ogura, Motohiro Akazome Optical resolution via complex formation with O,O'-dibenzoyltataric acid Ferenc Faigl, David Kozma Spontaneous chiral crystallization of achiral materials and absolute asymmetric transformation in the chiral crystalline environment Masami Sakamoto Preferential enrichment: a dynamic enantiomeric resolution phenomenon caused by polymorphic transition during crystallization Rui Tamura, Takanori Ushio Optical resolution by means of crystallization H. Nohira, K. Sakai Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemates: a versatile method for the separation of enantiomers Ashraf Ghanem Enzymatic kinetic resolution Kaoru Nakamura, Tomoko Matsuda Preparative-scale separation ofenantiomers on chiral stationary phases by gas chromatography Volker Schurig Practical resolution of enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography Chiyo Yamamoto, Yoshio Okamoto Index