High-performance liquid chromatography of some basic drugs on a n-octadecylphosphonic acid modified magnesia-zirconia stationary phase

The high-performance liquid chromatographic behavior of some basic drugs was studied on a n-octadecylphosphonic acid modified magnesia-zirconia (C18PZM) stationary phase. The effect of mobile phase variables such as methanol content, ionic strength, and pH on their chromatographic behavior was investigated. The retention mechanism of basic drugs on the stationary phase was elucidated. The results indicate that both hydrophobic and cation-exchange interactions contribute to solute retention under most chromatographic conditions. The inherent Br?nsted-acid sites and also the adsorbed Lewis base anionic buffer constituents on accessible ZM surface Lewis acid sites play a role in the retention of ionized solutes by cation-exchange interaction. However, especially at high mobile phase pH, the retention of basic drugs depends mainly on hydrophobic interactions between solutes and support. Separations of the basic drugs on the C18PZM phase by a predominantly reversed-phase retention mode were very promising. The mixed-mode retention feature on this phase, as a result of the adsorbed Lewis base anionic buffer constituents acting as sites for cation-exchange, could also be very useful, e.g. for enhancing the chromatographic selectivity of such analytes. The C18PZM seems to be an excellent alternative to silica-based reversed-phase stationary phase for the separation of strongly basic solutes.     

十二烷基键合氧化锆固定相的制备与性能评价

以自制5μm球形氧化锆为基质，制备了十二烷基键合氧化锆HPLC固定相，考察了正烷基取代苯、稠环芳烃、苯胺及吡啶衍生物、苯酚和硝基苯酚异构体等不同性质化合物在固定相上的保留行为，并与十二烷基键合硅胶固定相进行了比较。结果表明：中性和碱性化合物在固定相上主要为反相色谱保留机理；酸性化合物在固定相上以反相色谱保留机理为主，但是氧化锆表面的Lewis酸性中心对溶质也存在一定程度吸附作用，导致色谱峰拖尾。     

Selectivity of some basic solutes on a poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane)-silica stationary phase

Complex analyses of polar compounds, especially basic ones, require more selective stationary phases. The present paper describes a stationary phase prepared by thermal immobilization of poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane) onto chromatographic silica (PMTDS-SiO(2)). This stationary phase presents hydrophobic and ion-exchange interactions that confer both high retention and unique selectivities for basic solutes. The influence of ion-exchange interactions is confirmed by the increase in retention factors of basic solutes when the mobile-phase pH changes from acidic to neutral and by the decrease in retention factors when the mobile-phase pH changes from neutral to alkaline. The ion-exchange properties of the stationary phase are enriched in neutral mobile phase (pH 7-7.5) using soft Lewis bases such as tricine and tris as buffers but are suppressed in both acidic (pH 2.5-6) and highly alkaline mobile phases (pH≤10). Increasing both temperature and flow rate permits more rapid separations while maintaining the selectivity. The stability of the stationary phase is evaluated with acid, neutral and alkaline mobile phases.     

Characterization of a mixed-mode reversed-phase/cation-exchange stationary phase prepared by thermal immobilization of poly(dimethylsiloxane) onto the surface of silica

A novel stationary phase prepared by the thermal immobilization of poly(dimethylsiloxane) onto the surface of silica (PDMS–SiO₂) has been described, evaluated and compared with 229 commercially available RP-LC stationary phases using the Tanaka column classification protocol. The phase exhibited many unique chromatographic properties and, based on the phases in the database, was most similar to the fluoroalkylated phases (aside from the obvious lack of fluoro selectivity imposed by the C–F dipole). The phase exhibited classic reversed-phase behaviour in acid mobile phase conditions and mixed-mode reversed-phase/cation-exchange retention behaviour in neutral mobile phase conditions. The phase exhibited acceptable stability at both low and intermediate pH, conditions which should impart optimum chromatographic selectivity to the phase. Retention of basic analytes was shown to occur by a “three site model” as proposed by Neue. This new PDMS–SiO₂ stationary phase is extremely interesting in that the dominancy of its hydrophobic and ion-exchange interactions can be controlled by the influence of mobile phase pH, buffer type and concentration. The PDMS–SiO₂ stationary phase may provide a complementary tool to reversed-phase and HILIC stationary phases. The present results highlight the fact that the type of buffer, its concentration and pH can not only affect peak shape but also retention, selectivity and hence chromatographic resolution. Therefore, in method development and optimization strategies it is suggested that more emphasis should be given to the evaluation of these mobile phase operating parameters especially when basic solutes are involved.     

Preparation and evaluation of n-octadecylphosphonic acid-modified magnesia-zirconia stationary phases for reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Three n-octadecylphosphonic acid-modified magnesia-zirconia reversed stationary phases (C₁₈PZM) are prepared via the strong Lewis base interactions between organophosphonate and magnesia-zirconia composite. And two of them are end-capped by using trimethylchlorosilane as end-capping agent in different procedures. Stability studies at extreme high pH conditions (pH 9-12) show that both the non-endcapped and endcapped columns are quite stable at pH 12 mobile phase. The reversed-phase liquid chromatographic behavior of three C₁₈PZM stationary phases are comparatively investigated in detail using a variety of basic compounds as probes. The retention of basic compounds on the three phases is studied over a wide range of pHs. And the possible retention mechanisms of basic compounds on the three stationary phases are discussed. The results show that the basic solutes retain by a hydrophobic and cation-exchange interaction mixed mechanism on three stationary phases when they are operated in eluents at pH values near to the pK_a of the Brönsted conjugate acid form of the analyte, suggesting that inherent zirconol groups on ZM are not expected to interact with bases via cation-exchange interaction at lower pH. Nonetheless, the non-endcapped phase differs markedly from the edncapped ones in retention and selectivity of basic solutes using eluents at pH 4.1, implying a complex retention mechanism at this pH. The cation-exchange sites under such conditions are more likely due to the adsorbed Lewis base anionic buffer constituents (acetate) on accessible ZM surface sites than the chemisorbed phosphonate. Although the three phases exhibit very similar chromatographic behavior with eluents at pH 10.1, and show in general satisfactory separation of basic compounds and alkaloids studied, the performance for a specific analyte, however, differs largely from column to column.     

Single-step preparation and characterization of polymeric monolith for pressurized capillary electrochromatography of typical homologs

A monolithic stationary phase was prepared in a single step by in situ copolymerization of iso-butyl methacrylate (IBMA), ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA), and N,N-dimethylallylamine (DMAA) in a binary porogenic solvent consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and 1,4-butanediol. As the frame structures of monoliths, the amino groups are linked to support the EOF necessary for driving the mobile phase through the monolithic capillary, while the hydrophobic groups are introduced to provide the nonpolar sites for the chromatographic retention. To evaluate the column performance, separations of typical kinds of neutral or charged homologs, such as alkylbenzenes, phenols (including isomeric compounds of hydroquinone, resorcin, and catechol), and anilines (including isomeric compounds of o-phenylenediamine and 1,4-phenylenediamine), were performed, respectively on the prepared column under the mode of pressurized pCEC. Effects of the buffer pH and the mobile phase composition on the linear velocity of mobile phase and the retention factors of these compounds were investigated. It was found that the retention mechanism of charged solutes could be attributed to a mixed mode of hydrophobic interaction and electrophoresis, while an RP chromatographic behavior on the monolithic stationary phases was exhibited for neutral solutes. Especially, basic compounds such as anilines were well separated on the monolithic columns in the "counterdirectional mode," which effectively eliminated the electrostatic adsorption of basic analytes on the charged surface of the stationary phases.     

氧化锆固定相反相高效液相色谱法测定碱性化合物的离解常数

研究了烷基键合氧化锆微球固定相(C12-ZrO2）的化学稳定性及其对碱性化合物的色谱保留特征,发现C12-ZrO2在pH为2~12时稳定,碱性化合物在该固定相上为典型的反相色谱保留机理。基于对碱性化合物的保留因子与流动相pH关系的考察,建立了碱性化合物离解常数的测定方法。测定了13种典型芳香胺和吡啶衍生物的离解常数,与文献结果对比,其差值在-0.27～0.35 pH单位范围内,说明该方法能够用于碱性化合物离解常数的快速测定。     

Analysis of selected ionic liquid cations by ion exchange chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

The chromatographic behavior of 8 ionic liquids - 7 homologues of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium and 4-methyl-N-butylpyridinium - has been investigated with a strong cation exchange adsorbent. In particular, the dependence of the retention properties of these solutes on mobile phase composition, pH, and buffer concentration was evaluated with the aim of optimizing and improving the selectivity and retention of solute separation. While using the SCX stationary phase, several interactions occurred with varying strengths, depending on the mobile phase composition. Cation exchange, nonspecific hydrophobic interactions, and adsorption chromatography behavior were observed. Reversed phase chromatography occurred at low concentrations of acetonitrile, electrostatic and adsorption interactions at higher organic modifier concentrations. Elevated buffer concentrations lowered the retention factors without affecting the selectivity of ionic liquids. Obtained results were further compared to the chromatographic behaviour of ionic liquids in the reversed phase system. All analyzed ionic liquids follow reversed-phase behavior while being separated. Much lower selectivity in the range of highly hydrophilic compounds is obtained. This suggests preferred use of ion chromatography for separation and analysis of compounds below 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl side chain.     

Deuterium isotope effects on hydrophobic interactions: the importance of dispersion interactions in the hydrophobic phase

Hydrogen/deuterium isotope effects on hydrophobic binding were examined by means of reversed-phase chromatographic separation of protiated and deuterated isotopologue pairs for a set of 10 nonpolar and low-polarity compounds with 10 stationary phases having alkyl and aryl groups bonded to the silica surface. It was found that protiated compounds bind to nonpolar moieties attached to silica more strongly than deuterated ones, demonstrating that the CH/CD bonds of the solutes are weakened or have less restricted motions when bound in the stationary phase compared with the aqueous solvent (mobile phase). The interactions responsible for binding have been further characterized by studies of the effects of changes in mobile phase composition, temperature dependence of binding, and QSRR (quantitative structure-chromatographic retention relationship) analysis, demonstrating the importance of enthalpic effects in binding and differentiation between the isotopologues. To explain our results showing the active role of the hydrophobic (stationary) phase we propose a plausible model that includes specific contributions from aromatic edge-to-face attractive interactions and attractive interactions of aliphatic groups with the pi clouds of aromatic groups present as the solute or in the stationary phase.     

Characterization of dynamically prepared phospholipid-modified reversed-phase columns.

We have modified a reversed-phase (RP8) column by passing through it an aqueous solution of phosphatidylcholine-based liposomes. The phospholipids from the liposomes adsorb onto the octyl chain of the stationary phase, thus altering the nature of the stationary phase and of the chromatographic interactions. The properties of the phospholipid-modified column were investigated using solutes belonging to several chemical classes. We found that the retention factors of negatively and positively charged solutes decreased as the amount of phospholipid in the column was increased. For the solutes studied here the extent of the decrease was smaller for the positive solutes. With neutral solutes, the retention factors of some (benzenediols) increased markedly while with others (ketones) the retention factors decreased. The selectivities between the various solutes on the phospholipid-modified column were different than on the original reversed-phase column. The retention behavior of the solutes can be explained in terms of (1) effective shielding of the hydrophobic part of the stationary phase by the polar head groups of the phospholipids and (2) hydrogen bond formation between the solutes and the carbonyl oxygens as well as the non-ester phosphate oxygens in the polar head groups of the phospholipids.     

咪唑侧基功能化聚离子液体修饰的混合模式色谱固定相的制备及其色谱性能

该文合成了咪唑侧基功能化的离子液体单体1-(4-乙烯基苄基)-3-氰甲基溴化咪唑盐,通过表面引发原子转移自由基聚合将该单体接枝到硅胶表面,制备了一种新型混合模式色谱固定相。采用红外光谱、元素分析及热重分析对其结构进行表征。该色谱固定相具有良好的分离能力。通过研究流动相pH对物质保留的影响,验证了物质在该固定相上存在反相-离子交换保留机理。通过与十八烷基硅烷键合硅胶固定相比较,证实了该聚离子液体固定相对物质保留提供了π-π作用。结果表明,对咪唑侧基功能化是制备新型离子液体固定相的可行方法。     

Preparation of a neutral porous monolith and its evaluation in pressurized capillary electrochromatography with neutral and charged solutes

A neutral, nonpolar monolithic capillary column was evaluated as a hydrophobic stationary phase in pressurized CEC system for neutral, acidic and basic solutes. The monolith was prepared by in situ copolymerization of octadecyl methacrylate and ethylene dimethacrylate in a binary porogenic solvent consisting of cyclohexanol/1,4‐butanediol. EOF in this hydrophobic monolithic column was poor; even the pH value of the mobile phase was high. Because of the absence of fixed charges, the monolithic capillary column was free of electrostatic interactions with charged solutes. Separations of neutral solutes were based on the hydrophobic mechanism with the pressure as the driving force. The acidic and basic solutes were separated under pressurized CEC mode with the pressure and electrophoretic mobility as the driving force. The separation selectivity of charged solutes were based on their differences in electrophoretic mobility and hydrophobic interaction with the stationary phase, and no obvious peak tailing for basic analytes was observed. Effects of the mobile phase compositions on the retention of acidic compounds were also investigated. Under optimized conditions, high plate counts reaching 82 000 plates/m for neutral compounds, 134 000 plates/m for acid compounds and 150 000 plates/m for basic compounds were readily obtained.     

稠环芳烃在烷基膦酸改性锆镁复合氧化物固定相上的反相液相色谱保留行为

 以稠环芳烃为探针,考察了烷基膦酸改性锆镁复合氧化物材料的反相色谱性能。研究了稠环芳烃类化合物的结构与其保留值的关系,比较了烷基膦酸改性锆镁复合氧化物固定相和十八烷基键合硅胶ZorbaxODS对稠环芳烃异构体的选择性,并对可能的保留机理进行了讨论。以甲醇-水(体积比为75∶25)为流动相,在烷基膦酸改性锆镁复合氧化物固定相上分离了8种稠环芳烃类化合物。     

厚朴酚键合硅胶液相色谱固定相的制备、表征与性能评价

通过γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH-590)的作用, 将具有抗菌功能的中草药厚朴的主要药用成分厚朴酚键合在硅胶表面上, 制备了厚朴酚键合硅胶液相色谱固定相. 采用红外光谱、元素分析和热重分析对该固定相进行了表征. 以苯同系物、5种吡啶、6种苯胺和8种芳香羧酸类化合物为溶质探针, 初步考察了该新型固定相的基本色谱性能, 研究了其对这些化合物的保留机理. 结果表明, 该固定相的反相色谱性能类似于十八烷基键合硅胶固定相(ODS), 分离原理与疏水性作用有关; 另外, 该固定相包含有别于疏水性作用的氢键作用、π-π电荷转移作用和偶极-偶极等作用, 多种作用力使其在分离某些可电离的碱性和酸性化合物时表现出更好的选择性和分离效果. 厚朴酚配体的多种作用位点对快速分离极性芳香化合物有重要贡献.     

Synthesis and characterization of phenylpropanolamine bonded silica for multimode liquid chromatography of small molecules

Summary A multimodal silica support carrying both anionexchange and hydrophobic functions was prepared by bonding phenylpropanolamine to epoxysilane-modified silica. This support was characterized with regard to its physical and chromatographic properties and has a surface coverage of 150 mol g^–1. The reversed-phase and the anion-exchange behaviour of the new stationary phase were investigated by injection of acidic, neutral and basic drugs and inorganic anions. The retention of the tested compounds was manipulated by modifying the pH and proportion of organic modifier in the mobile phase in isocratic mode. The mixed-mechanism column provided a flexible and versatile method for the simultaneous separation of neutral, acidic and basic compounds.     

溶质在动态改性氧化锆液相色谱柱上的保留行为

分别采用硬脂酸、环糊精和十二烷基磺酸钠动态改性自制的ZrO2微球,研究了流动相中甲醇和改性剂浓度对苯酚及苯甲酸的衍生物、苯胺衍生物及芳香烃类化合物的色谱保留行为的影响。中性及碱性化合物的保留时间较短,色谱峰对称;酸性化合物保留时间较长,色谱峰拖尾较严重。改性氧化锆表现出反相色谱性能。     

Selectivity of stationary phases in reversed-phase liquid chromatography based on the dispersion interactions

Selectivity of 15 stationary phases was examined, either commercially available or synthesized in-house. The highest selectivity factors were observed for solute molecules having different polarizability on the 3-(pentabromobenzyloxy)propyl phase (PBB), followed by the 2-(1-pyrenyl)ethyl phase (PYE). Selectivity of fluoroalkane 4,4-di(trifluoromethyl)-5,5,6,6,7,7,7-heptafluoroheptyl (F13C9) phase is lowest among all phases for all compounds except for fluorinated ones. Aliphatic octyl (C8) and octadecyl (C18) phases demonstrated considerable selectivity, especially for alkyl compounds. While PBB showed much greater preference for compounds with high polarizability containing heavy atoms than C18 phase, F13C9 phase showed the exactly opposite tendency. These three stationary phases can offer widely different selectivity that can be utilized when one stationary phase fails to provide separation for certain mixtures. The retention and selectivity of solutes in reversed-phase liquid chromatography is related to the mobile phase and the stationary phase effects. The mobile phase effect, related to the hydrophobic cavity formation around non-polar solutes, is assumed to have a dominant effect on retention upon aliphatic stationary phases such as C8, C18. In a common mobile phase significant stationary phase effect can be attributed to dispersion interaction. Highly dispersive stationary phases such as PBB and PYE retain solutes to a significant extent by (attractive) dispersion interaction with the stationary phase ligands, especially for highly dispersive solutes containing aromatic functionality and/or heavy atoms. The contribution of dispersion interaction is shown to be much less on C18 or C8 phases and was even disadvantageous on F13C9 phase. Structural properties of stationary phases are analyzed and confirmed by means of quantitative structure-chromatographic retention (QSRR) study.     

1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相分离芳胺类化合物的色谱性能研究

研究了一些芳胺类化合物在1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相上的色谱行为。分别考察了流动相中甲醇含量、缓冲液pH值和离子强度等对芳胺类化合物色谱保留的影响,并对这类化合物在该固定相上的保留机理进行了探讨。研究结果表明,芳胺类化合物在该固定相上表现出反相和阳离子交换的混合保留模式。以pH 10.1的Tris-甲醇(60/40,V/V)溶液为流动相,在1-萘甲膦酸改性氧化锆固定相上成功分离了间苯二胺、邻甲苯胺、N-甲苯胺、对硝基苯胺、邻硝基苯胺和α-甲萘胺6种芳胺类化合物。     

Phenylaminopropyl silica monolithic column for pressure assisted capillary electrochromatography

A novel stationary phase phenylaminopropyl silica (PhA-silica) monolith was successfully prepared for pressure assisted capillary electrochromatography (pCEC). The monolithic silica matrix from a sol-gel process was chemically modified by using [3-(phenylamino)propyl]trimethoxysilane as surface modification reagent to produce the phenylaminoporpyl function. The secondary amino groups on the surface of the monolithic stationary phase contributed to the generation of anodic electroosmotic flow (EOF) under acidic conditions. The phenyl group together with the spacer (-(CH(2))(3)-) in PhA-silica provides sufficient hydrophobic properties. To evaluate the column performance, effects of buffer pH and mobile phase composition on the mobile phase linear velocity and the retention factors of alkylbenzenes, phenols and anilines were investigated in pCEC mode. The monolithic stationary phases exhibit typical reversed-phase (RP) electrochromatographic behavior toward neutral solutes. Hydrophobic as well as electrophoretic migration process within the monoliths was observed for the separation of basic solutes such as anilines without peak tailing.     

基于聚倍半硅氧烷微球的亲水/反相混合模式色谱填料的制备与评价

亲水/反相混合模式色谱应用广泛,但pH使用范围有限,不利于碱性药物的分离。该工作利用巯基-烯基点击化学合成了单分散多孔的半胱氨酸改性乙烯基功能化聚甲基倍半硅氧烷(C-V-PMSQ)微球。元素分析表明半胱氨酸成功键合在微球表面。C-V-PMSQ微球为介孔结构,单分散性好且具有优良的化学稳定性。以几种常见的核苷和核酸碱基作为测试样品,考察其色谱保留行为,溶质的保留因子随流动相中水相含量的变化呈现典型的U型曲线,表明C-V-PMSQ固定相具有亲水/反相的双重保留特征。使用该固定相可以分离苯的同系物及一系列亲水性与疏水性化合物。另外在高碱性流动相条件下利用亲水和反相模式成功分离了中药苦参中的3种主要活性成分,表明它在分离碱性药物方面具有较大的优势。