The thermal degradation of polysiloxanes—Part 4: Poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxane)

Poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxanes) have been prepared with a range of phenyl group contents both from mixtures of dimethyl and diphenyl cyclic siloxanes and from cyclic siloxanes in which both dimethyl and diphenyl structures are present. Attempts to prepare poly(diphenyl siloxane) with a reasonably high molecular weight were unsuccessful.The products of degradation of the poly(dimethyl/diphenyl siloxanes) are benzene and complex mixtures of cyclic oligomers which have been separated, identified and analysed. The characteristics of the formation of these products are discussed in relation to the degradation reactions which occur in poly(dimethyl siloxane), poly(methyphenyl siloxane) and poly(dimethyl/methylphenyl siloxane) and which have been described previously.     

Influence of the chemical nature of siloxanes on the thermodynamic characteristics of sorption for a series of linear and cyclic saturated hydrocarbons

The thermodynamic characteristics of sorption (Henry’s constants of sorption equilibrium K _sorp, heats of sorption q, and standard entropies of sorption ΔS°) were studied by gas chromatography to describe the behavior of linear and cyclic saturated hydrocarbons on phenylmethylsiloxane HP-5, fluoromethylsiloxane OV-210, and methylsiloxane OV-1. The K _sorp and q values and, correspondingly, the energy of dispersion interactions decrease in the series HP-5 > OV-1 > OV-210. The difference in structures of adamantane, trans-decalin, and decane molecules has almost no effect on the heats of sorption. Henry’s constants increase on going from decane to trans-decalin and, further, to adamantane. This effect becomes more pronounced with an increase in the sorbent polarity (OV-1 < HP-5 < OV-210). The entropy factor can play a key role in sorption processes on siloxanes.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 140–143, January, 2005.     

Characterization and Comparison of Tea Tree and Lavender Oils by Using Comprehensive Gas Chromatography

The essential oils from French lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) were separated by the two‐dimensional GC technique of comprehensive gas chromatography. A coupled column combination of non‐polar (5% phenyl equivalent) and polyethylene glycol phase columns was used to provide the desired resolution performance. By using a range of known standards, some of the peaks in lavender oil can be assigned. Some of these also occur in tea tree oil; however, from our knowledge of the major constituents in this oil and their relative retention behaviour, most of the major peaks may be tentatively assigned within the 2‐dimensional separation space. There appear to be elution patterns within the 2‐D space which should be useful in correlating retention with chemical and structural properties of the components, although this will require further evaluation. A range of coeluting peaks, which may not be so readily separated by using a single column capillary GC analysis, are resolved in the experiment described.     

Gradient high performance liquid chromatography of block copolymers of styrene andt-butyl methacrylate II. Association phenomena in mixtures of block copolymer with polystyrene

Summary Block copolymers of styrene andt-butyl methacrylate can be analysed by methanol/tetrahydrofuran gradients on C18 or phenyl bonded phase columns. On both of these columns, retention increases with styrene content of the samples. At 50°C, the retention of PS or a block copolymer containing 45% styrene was longer on the phenyl than the C18 columns. This indicates the contribution of adsorption to retention on phenyl bonded phase columns. Lowering the temperature from 50 to 30°C caused earlier elution of part of the sample from the phenyl phase. On a C18 phase the same drop in temperature improved the shape of the peak, which also started later than at 50°C. This effect of temperature is generally observed in polymer retention due to an adsorption mechanism, whereas increasing retention with decrease in temperature is characteristic of a precipitation mechanism.The block copolymer investigated contained 15% free polystyrene precursor which could not be separated from the block copolymer under the conditions employed. The addition of 20% PS homopolymer with a molecular weight similar to that of the styrene block in the copolymer showed that the polystyrene eluted together with the block copolymer, whereas the addition of PS homopolymer with a much higher molecular weight caused an extra peak at the expected elution time.Part I see Ref. [1].Dedicated to Professor Leslie S. Ettre on the occasion of his 70th birthday.     

Synthesis of siloxane stationary phases for capillary gas chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography

A comparison is made between dichlorosilanes and cyclic siloxanes as starting materials in the synthesis of stationary phases for capillary gas chromatography (CGC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). Siloxanes containing one or more of the side groups methyl, vinyl, phenyl, and cyanoethyl in various ratios were synthesized and compared. These phases were characterized by chromatographic (gel permeation, GPC), spectroscopic (IR, ¹H NMR, ²⁹Si NMR), and thermal (DSC) methods. Coated fused silica columns were evaluated with respect to polarity, crosslinkability with several free-radical initiators, and thermal stability. A new liquid phase, 7% cyanoethyl, 7% phenyl, 1% vinyl methyl polysiloxane is shown to be more polar than OV-1701, more temperature stable, easily crosslinked and suitable for use in supercritical fluid chromatography.     

Acylation,cyanoethylation and alkylation of methyl and phenyl indolylmagnesium salts: Influence of the substituents on the c- and N-reaction products

Analysis of the influence of the substitution on indolylmagnesium salts in the reaction with benzoyl chlo ride, acrylonitrile and methyl iodide, giving the C- and N-derivatives, have been carried out. The yield in the C- and N-product depends upon the electronic character and position of the substituent (methyl or phenyl) on the indole ring and of the ethereal solvent as well as the concentration and molar ratio of the reagents. The 2- or 3-phenyl substituted indolylmagnesium salts with acrylonitrile always gave the 1-(2-cyanoethyl)indole derivative.     

Influence of intramolecular interaction on the enthalpy and entropy of methylene unit sorption for the homologous series of carbonyl-containing compounds analyzed by capillary GC

The enthalpy and entropy of sorption of methylene units in the homologous series of n-alkyl acetates; methyl, n-butyl, and phenyl n-alkyl ketones; and the methyl esters and chloroanhydrides of n-aliphatic carboxylic acids have been determined on an SE-54 capillary column. The enthalpy of sorption of the first methylene unit is anomalously high when the growing n-alkyl chain is connected directly to a carbonyl group. This effect is a result of intramolecular interaction between neighboring methyl and carbonyl groups. It has been shown by measurement of the enthalpy and entropy of sorption of the difluoromethylene unit in the series of n-hexyl esters of perfluorinated carboxylic acids that for these compounds the effect is absent. The intramolecular interaction was found to increase in the order methyl butyl ketone < methyl phenyl ketone < methyl acetate < acetyl chloride < acetone.     

Live retention database for identification of compounds in capillary gas chromatographic analysis --Principle and structure

A live retention database for compound identification in isothermal and any step temperature programmed capillary gas chromatography has been developed. The database utilizes the Kovats retention indices of compounds on a given stationary phase and the retention time of n-alkanes measured at isothermal conditions on the column to be used, together with the programming parameters. Identification is performed by search operation that compares the calculated results with the retention values of unknown peaks. Cross-reference of the search results of different operating conditions is performed automatically by the database in order to increase the reliability of the identification. The error of the database conversion is ≤± 0.5 index unit, or ≤± 1% on retention time. This paper describes the principle and the structure of the database in detail. The experimental results for different calsses of compounds tested at divers operating conditions will be presented in Part Ⅱ.     

Phenomenon of dual‐ and single‐retention behaviors of solutes and its validation by computational simulation in linear programmed temperature gas chromatography

The current theory of programmed temperature gas chromatography considers that solutes are focused by the stationary phase at the column head completely and does not explicitly recognize the different effects of initial temperature (T_o) and heating rate (r_T) on the retention time or temperature of a homologue series. In the present study, n‐alkanes, 1‐alkenes, 1‐alkyl alcohols, alkyl benzenes, and fatty acid methyl esters standards were used as model chemicals and were separated on two nonpolar columns, one moderately polar column and one polar column. Effects of T_o and r_T on the retention of nonstationary phase focusing solutes can be explicitly described with isothermal and cubic equation models, respectively. When the solutes were in the stationary phase focusing status, the single‐retention behavior of solutes was observed. It is simple, dependent upon r_T only and can be well described by the cubic equation model that was visualized through four sequential slope analyses. These observed dual‐ and single‐retention behaviors of solutes were validated by various experimental data, physical properties, and computational simulation.     

Preparation and evaluation of phenylpropyl-treated porous glasses for high performance liquid chromatography

The retention and selectivity behavior of some aromatic hydrocarbons and alkylbenzenes on phenyl- or phenylpropyl-modified glasses have been studied by high performance liquid chromatography. From elemental analysis data for carbon, the maximum number of accessible phenyl or phenylpropyl surface groups per 100 Ų of glass (mean pore diameter, 157 Å; specific surface area, 213 m²/g) in the phenyl and phenylpropyl modified glasses were calculated to be 1.93 and 1.97, respectively. Using 60:40 methanol-water mixtures as eluents, the aromatic hydrocarbons or alkylbenzenes were separated on the glasses studied, but with different degrees of resolution.     

Phenyl(fluoro)chlorodisiloxanes

Cohydrolysis of phenyltrichlorosilane with phenyl(fluoro)dichloro- and phenyl(difluoro)-chlorosilanes and thermolysis of the formed siloxanes leading to the formation of phenyl(difluoro)chlorosilane are studied. The scheme of thermal decomposition of disiloxanes possessing fluorine atoms in the 1,3 positions is suggested. The scheme is based on the intermediate formation of an active four-membered cyclic complex closed by the fluorine bridge between the silicon atoms. In agreement with the scheme, no thermolysis of 1,3-diphenyl-1-fluoro-1,3,3-trichlorodisiloxane is observed under the studied conditions.     

The effect of the trifluoropropyl group in polysiloxane stationary phases used for capillary gas chromatography

Four poly(methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl siloxanes) with trifluoro-propyl group content (group substitution) between 8 and 35 percent have been synthesized and characterized as stationary phases for gas chromatography in borosilicate glass capillary columns. Results are compared with those from two commercial stationary phases–a polydimethylsiloxane and a poly(methyl 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl siloxane) with a fifty percent trifluoropropyl group content (group substitution). Retention index values, McReynolds constants, polarity (as defined by McReynolds) and retention polarity (as defined by Takács) increase regularly with the trifluoropropyl group content of the stationary phase. The temperature coefficient of the retention indices of the McReynolds probes, and that of the polarities, have been determined at temperatures between 60 and 180 °C. Specific retention volumes do not follow the linear dependence on trifluoropropyl group content observed for retention indices or polarities. Substances with electron-donor groups show maximum retention for a trifluoropropyl group content of ca 30%, whereas the retention of hydrocarbons, halogenated compounds, and alcohols decreases as the degree of trifluoropropyl group substitution increases from 0 to 50%. It is felt that a polysiloxane with a trifluoropropyl group content of ca 30 to 35% would be the best choice for the separation of ketones, nitro compounds or amines.     

High‐throughput gas chromatography for volatile compounds analysis by fast temperature programming and adsorption chromatography

The synergy of combining fast temperature programming capability and adsorption chromatography using fused silica based porous layer open tubular columns to achieve high throughput chromatography for the separation of volatile compounds is presented. A gas chromatograph with built‐in fast temperature programming capability and having a fast cool down rate was used as a platform. When these performance features were combined with the high degree of selectivity and strong retention characteristic of porous layer open tubular column technology, volatile compounds such as light hydrocarbons of up to C₇, primary alcohols, and mercaptans can be well separated and analyzed in a matter of minutes. This analytical approach substantially improves sample throughput by at least a factor of ten times when compared to published methodologies. In addition, the use of porous layer open tubular columns advantageously eliminates the need for costly and time‐consuming cryogenic gas chromatography required for the separation of highly volatile compounds by partition chromatography with wall coated open tubular column technology. Relative standard deviations of retention time for model compounds such as alkanes from methane to hexane were found to be less than 0.3% (n = 10) and less than 0.5% for area counts for the compounds tested at two levels of concentration by manual injection, namely, 10 and 1000 ppm v/v (n = 10). Difficult separations were accomplished in one single analysis in less than 2 min such as the characterization of 17 components in cracked gas containing alkanes, alkenes, dienes, branched hydrocarbons, and cyclic hydrocarbons.     

Flow of the carrier gas in open-tubular capillary columns in temperature-programmed gas chromatography

A second-order non-linear partial different equation was derived to describe the dependence of carrier gas pressure in the column on the column distance and the time under temperature programmed conditions. This equation was solved numerically by the modified finite difference method for various column parameters. Constant inlet and outlet pressures were used as boundary conditions. The retention times calculated on assumption of a constant pressure profile along the column. Significant differences between retention times of corresponding solutes calculated by the two methods were found, especially when relatively long columns(L>50m) with small internal diameter(d<0.3mm)and high temperature program rates (r>5°/min)are used.     

Effect of temperature on the mechanism of retention of fullerenes in liquid chromatography using various alkyl bonded stationary phases

Summary The temperature-dependency of the separation of fullerenes in liquid chromatography (LC) has been examined using various alkyl bonded stationary phases. It has been found that a maximum retention temperature exists with long alkyl bonded stationary phases, whereas there is no similar effect with the newly synthesized alkyl bonded phases which have two phenyl groups at the base of the bonded phase. The interpretation of the retention behavior of fullerenes in the low temperature region on alkyl bonded stationary phases is discussed using information obtained by CP-MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy and LC.     

Evaluation of the influence of the base material loaded with hydrous zirconium oxide gel on the retention behavior of disubstituted benzoic acids

Summary Silica gel loaded with hydrous zirconium oxide (Zr-gel-S) has been prepared and the influence of the base material on the retention behavior ofo-phthalic acid on the hydrous zirconium oxide was evaluated. The retention behavior of the acid on the Zr-gel-S was compared with that on Zr-gel-5, the polymer-based Zr-gel. Comparable retention behavior,i.e. maximum retention in the vicinity of pH 6, which has been regarded as the equal adsorbic point, was observed for both types of Zr-gel, although there was a large difference in the retention times. The difference in retention on the two types of Zr-gel could be ascribed to nature of the base material. The results in this experiments showed, however, that the specific behavior at pH 6 was an essential characteristic of hydrous zirconium oxide and was not related to the influence of the base materials.     

Determination of the Enthalpies of Vaporization of Cyclic Organic Peroxides by Correlation of Changes in Gas Chromatographic Retention Times

Liquid and solid cyclic peroxides derived from aliphatic ketones are explosive materials so their enthalpies of vaporization and other thermodynamic or condensed-phase properties cannot be measured directly. In this work the enthalpies of vaporization of peroxides at 298.15 K were estimated simply from gas chromatographic retention times measured at different temperatures. The technique correlates changes in the retention times of compounds whose enthalpies of vaporization are known (called the reference series), with those of the compounds of interest. If t _R′ is the adjusted retention time (retention time of each compound minus the retention time of unretained diethyl ether, used as solvent) a plot of ln t _R′ against 1/T for each compound (reference compounds and cyclic peroxides) results in a straight line (r ² > 0.99 for all compounds). The enthalpy of transfer from solution to the vapor state (Δ_sol^g H _m) can be obtained by multiplying the slope by the gas constant (R). A second plot correlates the enthalpies of transfer from solution to the vapor state (Δ_sol^g H _m), as measured by gas–liquid chromatography (GLC), with enthalpies of vaporization of reference materials (Δ_vap H _m at 298.15 K) available in the literature. C₉–C₁₅ fatty acid methyl esters and hydrocarbons were used as reference compounds. The enthalpies of vaporization of the cyclic organic peroxides were calculated from the equation of the line obtained in this second correlation, the slope of which was Δ_vap H _m (at 298.15 K)/Δ^g _sol H _m. The experiments were performed under isothermal conditions with a DB-5 capillary column, flame-ionization detection (FID), and nitrogen as carrier gas. The column temperature was varied over a range of at least 30–70 K between 403 and 473 K, with chromatograms being acquired at 10 K intervals. Enthalpies of vaporization of cyclic organic peroxides are not available in the literature, and the values given in this paper, obtained by gas chromatography, are the first to be reported.     

硅藻土载负葫芦[7]脲气相色谱固定相的制备及其性能评价

在酸性条件下,将自制的葫芦[7]脲均匀地涂覆到102白色硅藻土担体上,制得葫芦[7]脲气相色谱固定相。 采用红外光谱、质谱、元素分析和热重分析表征了葫芦[7]脲在载体表面的结构。 利用相关探针测定了新固定相的麦氏常数,表征了其基本色谱性能。 考察了葫芦[7]脲气相色谱固定相填充柱对芳香烃、卤代烃、醇、酮、酯及硅氧烷的分离能力。 结果表明,葫芦[7]脲固定相热稳定性高,柱色谱性能稳定,对较广泛的化合物尤其对高沸点的酯类及硅氧烷类化合物显示出良好的色谱分离能力(7 min内分离),作为气相色谱固定相有较好的应用前景。 初步讨论了葫芦[7]脲固定相对上述化合物的分离机理。     

Retention in SFC at high density

The elucidation of the detailed mechanism of retention in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) is a complex problem, especially for high-density supercritical fluid mobile phases. Martire and Boehm developed a theory of SFC retention based on a statistical thermodynamic treatment, and introduced a density-squared equation for retention in SFC: In k = a + b/T + cρ + dρ/T + eρ²/T. In this paper the systems n-alkane-polydimethylsiloxane-CO₂ and n-carboxylic acid methyl ester-polydimethylsiloxane-CO₂ have been treated using the method introduced by Martire and Boehm. In the ranges of reduced temperature from 1.079 to 1.293 and reduced SF mobile phase density from 0.705 to 1.632, two problems were discovered in the treatment of SFC retention behavior by the method of Martire and Boehm: (1) the experimental value of the site of CO₂ in the lattice field, r_a, of the two systems was ca 0.9, which is obviously different from the theoretical values of 3.6 or 5.4; and (2) the difference between experimental and calculated retention values increased with increasing SF mobile phase density. The minimum in SFC retention predicted by Martire and Boehm was not observed. On the basis of some assumptions and the experimental data, the following retention equation was derived: In k = a + b/T + cρ + dρ/T + eρ²/T + fρ³/T + gρ⁴/T. This equation was consistent with the experimental data and can conveniently be used to explain other SFC retention behavior.