Multistage enantioselective reactive extraction of terbutaline enantiomers by hydrophobic phase transfer: Experiment and modeling

•Highly hydrophilic TBTL enantiomers extracted with hydrophobic phase transfer.•The fractional reactive extraction process modeled with good accuracy.•The model can be used for optimization of the process.•Highly enantiomeric purity can be achieved through fractional extraction.