Reversed phase liquid chromatography of some benzimidazole derivatives

Summary The retention behaviour of a series of benzimidazole derivatives has been studied as a function of the water content of aqueous methanol and aqueous acetonitrile eluents. The relationship between the retention constant (log k) and the pH of the aqueous phase was linear, with slope values depending on the composition of the aqueous phase, the molecular structure of the compound, and the type of C-18 bonded stationary phase. The type of organic modifier significantly affected the shape of the relationship between log k and the volume fraction of organic modifier in the mobile phase.     

Chiral separation of four 1,3-dioxolane derivatives by supercritical fluid chromatography on an amylose-based column

The chiral separation of four 1,3-dioxolane derivatives by supercritical fluid chromatography on an amylose-based column is described. The effects of mobile phase composition, temperature and pressure have been investigated. The nature of the modifier is the parameter which has the highest impact on the chiral resolution and it is more important than the polarity of the mobile phase. The organic modifier used for the best enantiomeric separation was different for each compound, because it depends strongly on the molecular structure of the compound.     

反相液体色谱中溶质保留行为的研究——保留行为与溶质及流动相性质的关系

本文从热力学乎衡的观点出发,导出了在一定的固定相和流动相中,描述保留行为与溶质性质关系的通用式,并通过实验及文献数据验证了该式,获满意结果。当固定相一定时,得出溶质保留值的对数1n k’与二元流动相中有机改性剂的组成呈二次函数关系,亦用实验验证了这种关系。讨论了三元体系中溶质的保留行为与流动相中两种有机改性剂间的关系,以及各种情况下影响色谱体系选择性的因素。     

High-performance liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of flavanones on 2-hydroxy- 3-methacryloyloxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin copolymer coated silica phase

Chromatographic resolution of four flavanones is achieved by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a chiral stationary phase based on silica coated with a (2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymer. The influence of the mobile phase water content and the nature of the organic modifier on the retention and resolution is evaluated. Monosubstituted flavanones are better resolved than the unsubstituted one. Nevertheless, the 6- and 7-methoxy substituents enhance retention and chiral recognition to polymeric beta-cyclodextrin stationary phase less than the 6-hydroxy group.     

An unexpected observation concerning the effect of anionic additives on the retention behavior of basic drugs and peptides in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Anionic species with ion pair forming ability are commonly used to enhance the retention and efficiency of basic analytes in RPLC separations. However, little is known about the interactions between organic mobile phase modifiers and such ion pairing anions. In this work, we measured the magnitude of the retention increase of basic drugs and peptides upon addition of strong inorganic ion pairing anions (e.g. perchlorate) as a function of the volume fraction of modifier in acidic water-acetonitrile mobile phases on two different stationary phases. We found that the increase in retention upon addition of various salts depended strongly on the eluent strength. In general, larger retention increases upon addition of the anion were observed at higher organic fractions. Regression of retention against the volume fraction of organic modifier indicated that the ion pair forming anions substantially decreased S values while only slightly changing ln k'w values. The decrease in S is the major cause of the retention increase of basic drugs and peptides when such anions are added to the mobile phase.     

The combined effect of silanols and the reversed-phase ligand on the retention of positively charged analytes

The nature of the interaction of positively charged analytes with the surface of reversed-phase bonded phases has been investigated as a function of both pH and volume fraction of organic modifier. Studies of the combined effect of both the parameters have been previously reported by us, and the data presented here further demonstrate a multiplicative interaction between pH and the concentration of organic modifier in the mobile phase. Fitting of the data as functions of pH and eluent composition clearly shows that the hydrophobically assisted ion-exchange process dominates over a purely reversed-phase or a pure ion-exchange retention mechanism. The underlying theory is developed in detail, and the mechanism is elucidated using several reversed-phase packings of substantially different character.     

The effect of analyte lipophilicity on the resolution of α-amino acids on a HPLC chiral stationary phase based on crown ether

The effect of analyte lipophilicity on the resolution of α-amino acids on a chiral stationary phase based on chiral crown ether has been examined by the chromatographic resolution trends for the resolution of a homologous series of five α-amino acids with an alkyl group of different length at the chiral center. The retention factors (k₁ and k₂) for the two enantiomers and the separation factors (α) were found to depend on the lipophilicity of the α-amino acid. In general, the retention factors increased as the organic modifier content in the mobile phase increased, the degree of the enhancement of retention factors being dependent on the analyte lipophilicity. The separation factors also increased as the analyte lipophilicity and the organic modifier content in the mobile phase increased. Possible rationales for these behaviors have been proposed.     

Use of immobilized amyloglucosidase as chiral selector in chromatography. Control of enantioselective retention and resolution in liquid chromatography

Summary Several mobile phase parameters were investigated for controlling enantioselective retention and resolution on a chiral stationary phase made in-house. The chiral selector was the enzyme amyloglucosidase, which was immobilized onto a silica support via reductive amination. The influences of the mobile phase pH, concentration and type of uncharged organic modifier, ionic strength and column temperature on enantios-electivity were studied. The analysis time for resolving enantiomers could be adjusted with only a minor decrease in enantioselectivity by using a high ionic strength mobile phase buffer. This indicated a retention mechanism involving ion-exchange interactions. It was further confirmed by the decreasing enantioselectivity of amines when using a mobile phase pH below the isoelectric point of the native protein. Interesting effects were observed when the organic modifier concentration was increased and also when the column temperature was raised. Both retention and enantioselectivity increased with increasing concentration of 2-propanol in the mobile phase. Examples are given where both enantioselectivity and retention increased with increasing column temperature. Thermodynamic studies were performed to calculate the entropy and enthalpy constants. The results showed that, depending on mobile phase composition, the enantioselective retention may be caused by differences in entropy or enthalpy.     

Enantioseparation of Hydrobenzoin and Structurally Related Compounds on <Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-Cyclodextrin and Hydroxypropyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-cyclodextrin Bonded Chiral Stationary Phases

A β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and a hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) bonded chiral stationary phase (CSP) were prepared. Comparative evaluations of these two CSPs for the enantioseparation of hydrobenzoin, benzoin and α-phenethyl alcohol by reversed-phase liquid chromatography were presented. The effects of buffer composition in the mobile phase on the retention and enantioseparation were investigated. The borate buffer had a significant influence on the retention and enantioseparation of hydrobenzoin. Linear solvent strength retention model was used to fit the chromatographic data. Good linearity existed between the logarithm of retention factor (k) and the volume fraction of organic modifier (φ). Another retention model, stoichiometric displacement theory for retention, was also tried to fit the chromatographic data. The results showed that not only acetonitrile, but also water molecules participated in the displacing process of the solute.     

Effects of stationary phase structure on retention and selectivity in reversed-phase liquid chromatography of flavonoid compounds with methanol as organic modifier

Summary Retention of an extended set of flavonoid compounds by octyl, octadecyl, phenyl and cyanopropyl-bonded, reversed-phase columns, with methanol, as the organic mobile phase modifier and acetic acid as the acid modifier is reported. Solvent strengths and useful ranges for both isocratic and gradient elution are determined. Relative retention is found to be independent of methanol volume fraction in the mobile phase for all the columns examined. Correlations between retention on different columns, specific selectivity effects and their dependence on molecular structure are analyzed. Practical applications for separation and identification are discussed.     

New approach to linear gradient elution used for optimisation in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

A new mathematical treatment concerning the gradient elution in reversed-phase liquid chromatography when the volume fraction psi of an organic modifier in the water-organic mobile phase varies linearly with time is presented. The experimental ln k versus psi curve, where k is the retention factor under isocratic conditions in a binary mobile phase, is subdivided into a finite number of linear portions and the solute gradient retention time tR is calculated by means of an analytical expression arising from the fundamental equation of gradient elution. The validity of the proposed analytical expression and the methodology followed for the calculation of tR was tested using eight catechol-related solutes with mobile phases modified by methanol or acetonitrile. It was found that in all cases the accuracy of the predicted gradient retention times is very satisfactory because it is the same with the accuracy of the retention times predicted under isocratic conditions. Finally, the above method for estimating gradient retention times was used in an optimisation algorithm, which determines the best variation pattern of psi that leads to the optimum separation of a mixture of solutes at different values of the total elution time.     

胆固醇基键合相-反相高效液相色谱法测定正辛醇/水分配系数

通过反相高效液相色谱法系统地考察了中性和弱酸性化合物在新型胆固醇基键合相色谱柱（Cholester柱）上的保留行为。以甲醇和乙腈为有机调节剂,建立了保留因子（k）与有机调节剂比例（φ）间的关系,并外推获取100%水相为流动相时的log k_w;同时进一步建立并验证了不同流动相下正辛醇/水分配系数的对数（log K_ow）和log k_φ（log k_w）间的模型,并预测了部分化合物的log K_ow。结果表明,使用Cholester柱测定log K_ow时,甲醇比乙腈更适合作为有机调节剂;对中性化合物和中性状态的酸性化合物,可以用任意甲醇比例下获取的log k_φ预测log K_ow;对存在离解的酸性化合物,依然用外推方式获取的log k_w预测log K_ow。将采用Cholester柱与文献中采用C₁₈柱、C₈柱建立的log K_ow-log k_φ模型进行对比,结果表明化合物与胆固醇基键合相存在特别的作用。     

Influence of preferential adsorption of mobile phase on retention behavior of amino acids on the teicoplanin chiral selector

The adsorption behavior of two amino acids, i.e., l,d-threonine and l,d-methionine has been investigated on the chiral stationary phase (CSP)column packed with teicoplanin bonded to a silica support. The study has been performed under non-linear conditions of adsorption isotherm for various types of organic modifiers (methanol, ethanol, propan-2-ol and acetonitrile) in the reversed-phase mode. A heterogeneous adsorption mechanism of amino acids has been identified that was strongly affected by the nature of organic modifier. Generally, isotherm non-linearity and retention decreased with decrease of the modifier content in the mobile phase exhibiting a minimum at water-rich mobile phases. These trends were suggested to result from a combined effect of the mobile as well as the adsorbed phase composition. To determine the composition of the adsorbed phase the excess adsorption of modifiers in aqueous solutions has been measured and their binary adsorption equilibria have been quantified and compared. Strongly non-ideal behavior of solvents in the mobile phase and the adsorbed phase has been accounted for by activity coefficients. The fraction of the modifiers in the adsorbed phase decreased in the sequence: methanol, ethanol, propan-2-ol and acetonitrile.     

Resolution of beta-amino acids on a high performance liquid chromatographic doubly tethered chiral stationary phase containing N-CH3 amide linkage based on (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid

A doubly tethered chiral stationary phase (CSP) containing N-CH(3 )amide linkage based on (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid was applied to the resolution of various beta-amino acids. The chiral recognition behaviors for the resolution of beta-amino acids on the doubly tethered CSP were consistent with those on the corresponding singly tethered CSP while the chiral recognition ability of the doubly tethered CSP was generally greater in terms of both the separation (alpha) and the resolution factors (R(S)) than that of the corresponding singly tethered CSP. From these results, it was concluded that attaching the second tethering group to silica gel through a carbon atom of the first tethering group of the CSP improves the chiral recognition ability for the resolution of beta-amino acids without any change in the chiral recognition mode. The retention factors (k(1)) on the doubly tethered CSP were larger than those on the corresponding singly tethered CSP and these retention factors were found to be controllable with the variation of the type and the content of the organic and/or acidic modifier in the aqueous mobile phase without significant change in the separation and the resolution factors.     

OJ手性柱分离芳基烷酸类非甾体解热镇痛药的色谱保留特性和拆分机理

使用纤维素类手性柱OJ柱, 分离布洛芬、依托度酸、非诺洛芬钙、酮洛芬、洛索洛芬等5个芳基烷酸类非甾体解热镇痛药对映体, 并通过溶质计量置换保留模型和热力学研究对OJ手性柱手性分离机理进行探讨. 结果表明, OJ手性柱可在正相条件下分离系列芳基烷酸类非甾体解热镇痛药, 对映体的色谱保留和分离度可以通过改变流动相中醇类置换剂和浓度、有机酸性改性剂和浓度、柱温等因素调节.     

Chiral supercritical fluid chromatography on porous graphitic carbon using commercial dimethyl beta-cyclodextrins as mobile phase additive

Using dimethylated-beta-cyclodextrin mixtures (MeCD) as chiral selectors in CO2-polar modifier mobile phase and porous graphitic carbon as solid-phase, chiral supercritical (or subcritical) fluid chromatography was performed. The adsorbed quantity of MeCD onto the porous graphitic carbon (Hypercarb) was measured for various chiral selector concentrations using the breakthrough method with evaporative light scattering detector. The effects of MeCD concentration in the mobile phase, the nature of the polar modifier, the outlet pressure, the column temperature and the nature of the commercial MeCD mixture on the retention and the enantioselectivities were studied. For a given solute, the enantioselectivity is greatly dependent on the commercial MeCD mixture used. The retention mechanism was also studied. From the data, we find that the dominant mechanism for the chiral discrimination is the diastereoisomeric complexation in the mobile phase.     

Multilinear gradient elution optimisation in reversed-phase liquid chromatography using genetic algorithms

The treatment presented in a recent paper [P. Nikitas, A. Pappa-Louisi, J. Chromatogr. A, 1068 (2005) 279] is extended to multilinear gradients, i.e. continuous gradients consisting of a certain number of linear portions. Thus, the experimental lnk versus phi curve, where k is the retention factor of a sample solute under isocratic conditions and phi is the volume fraction of the organic modifier in the water-organic mobile phase, is subdivided into a finite number of linear portions resulting in simple analytical expressions for the solute gradient retention time. These expressions of the retention time are directly used in an optimisation technique based on genetic algorithms. This technique involves first the determination of the theoretical dependence of k upon phi by means of gradient measurements, which in turn is used by the genetic algorithm for the prediction of the best gradient profile. The validity of the analytical expressions and the effectiveness of the optimisation technique were tested using fifteen underivatized amino acids and related compounds with mobile phases modified by acetonitrile. It was found that the adopted methodology exhibits significant advantages and it can lead to high quality predictions of the gradient retention times and optimisation results.     

Modeling the effects of type and concentration of organic modifiers, column type and chemical structure of analytes on the retention in reversed phase liquid chromatography using a single model

A previously proposed model for representing the retention factor (k) of an analyte in mixed solvent mobile phases was extended to calculate the k of different analytes with respect to the nature of analyte, organic modifier, its concentration and type of the stationary phase. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by calculating mean percentage deviation (MPD) as accuracy criterion. The predicted vs. observed plots were also provided as goodness of fit criteria. The developed model prediction capability compared with a number of previous models (i.e. LSER, general LSER and Oscik equation) through MPD and fitting plots. The proposed method provided acceptable predictions with the advantage of modeling the effects of organic modifiers, mobile phase compositions, columns and analytes using a single equation. The accuracy of developed model was checked using the one column and one analyte out cross validation analyses and the results showed that the developed model was able to predict the unknown analyte retention and the analytes retentions on unknown column accurately.     

Lipophilicity study of eight cephalosporins by reversed‐phase thin‐layer chromatographic method

The lipophilicity (R_M0) and specific hydrophobic surface area for the representatives of four generation cephalosporins have been determined by reversed‐phase thin‐layer chromatography, and the effect of different mobile‐phase modifiers (such as methanol, acetonitrile, acetone, 1,4‐dioxane and 2‐propanol) on the retention has been studied. The compounds studied showed typical retention behavior; their R_M values decreased linearly with increasing concentration of the organic modifier in the eluent. The linear correlations between the volume fraction of the organic solvent and the R_M values over a limited range were established for each solute, resulting in high values of correlation coefficients (>0.95 in most cases). R_M values were determined by various concentrations of organic modifier, and the correlation obtained was extrapolated to 0% of organic modifier. Chromatographically established logP (R_M0) parameters were compared with computationally calculated partition coefficients values (AClogP, ALOGP, KOWWIN, ALOGPs, XLOGP2, MLOGP and XLOGP3) and experimental octanol–water logP values (measured by the shake flask method). The received results demonstrate that RP‐TLC may be a good alternative technique for analytics in describing the lipophilic nature of investigated cephalosporins as well as the activity. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

β-环糊精键合手性固定相分离苯并恶嗪类对映体

研究了在反相高效液相色谱模式下,基于点击化学的β-环糊精手性固定相对苯并恶嗪类对映体的手性分离情况。考察了流动相中有机改性剂的类型和比例、缓冲盐的浓度和pH值对分离的影响。考察结果表明: 乙腈作为有机改性剂比甲醇更有利于苯并恶嗪对映体的分离;乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐体积分数从0.1%增大到1.0%时,苯并恶嗪对映体的保留时间和分离度都随之减小,在pH 4.1时苯并恶嗪对映体具有最大分离度。因此确定乙腈和体积分数为0.1%的乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐流动相(pH 4.1)为最佳分离条件。分离机理研究结果表明,固定相和样品之间的包容络合相互作用以及样品和固定相之间的氢键作用,是样品得以分离的基础。本研究为进一步深入研究β-环糊精固定相提供了实验基础,同时也证明了点击化学在手性环糊精固定相制备中具有极大潜力。