Separation of stereoisomers of some terpene derivatives by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography using beta-cyclodextrin derivative columns

Gas chromatographic separations of the stereoisomers of menthol derivatives, important intermediates in the synthesis of physiologically active natural products, were carried out on several substituted beta-cyclodextrin (CD) columns, including per-O-methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (PME-beta-CD), heptakis(2,3-di-O-acetyl-6-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-beta-CD (DIAC-6-TBDS-beta-CD), and heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl-6-tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-beta-CD (DIME-6-TBDS-beta-CD) as chiral stationary phases (CSPs). With the DIME-6-TBDS-beta-CD column, a separation of the Z- and E-isomers of methylidenementhol was accomplished; no separation was achieved with the other columns. The stereoisomers of methylidenementhol and the corresponding tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS) ether were separated on both the beta-CD and the heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (TME-beta-CD) columns by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a mobile phase involving acetonitrile and H(2)O. For the separation of the Z- and E-isomers of methylidenementhol, the TME-beta-CD column was superior. In contrast, the beta-CD column was preferable in the case of the corresponding TBS ether.     

Comparison of enantioseparation of selected benzodiazepine and phenothiazine derivatives on chiral stationary phases based on β‐cyclodextrin and macrocyclic antibiotics

Enantioselective separation of some phenothiazine and benzodiazepine derivatives was studied on six different chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in HPLC. Selected CSPs, with respect to the structure of the separated compounds, were either based on β‐cyclodextrin chiral selectors – underivatized β‐cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl ether β‐cyclodextrin, or on macrocyclic antibiotics – vancomycin, teicoplanin, teicoplanin aglycone, and ristocetin A. Measurements were carried out in a reversed‐phase separation mode. The influence of mobile phase composition on retention and enantioseparation was studied. Benzodiazepines could be enantioresolved with almost all the chiral stationary phases used, except for the vancomycin‐bonded CSP. Peak coalescence of oxazepam and lorazepam was observed if separation was carried out at laboratory temperature. Reduced temperature was required in some instances in order to avoid the on‐column racemization. Separation systems composed of teicoplanin‐bonded CSP and buffer‐methanolic or pure methanolic mobile phases were shown to be suitable even for preparative purposes due to high resolution values of the enantiomers. Enantioseparation of phenothiazine derivatives was more difficult to achieve but it was successful, at least partly, also with both types of the CSPs used (except for levomepromazine).     

Development of chiral stationary phases consisting of low-molecular-weight cellulose derivatives covalently bonded to silica gel

We prepared chiral supports whose chiral stationary phase (CSP), consisting of a low-molecular-weight cellulose derivative (degree ofpolymerization: 15), is covalently bonded to silica gel. The cellulose used asthe base material of the CSP was pre-hydrolysed with phosphoric acid before thecoupling reaction to unite a reducing terminal in the cellulose and anaminopropyl group on the surface of silanized silica. After substitutinghydroxyl groups in cellulose by using 3,5-dichlorophenyl isocyanate or phenylisocyanate, we tested the CSP thus obtained for its performance in chiralrecognition and found a wide range of chiral discrimination ability. We alsoconfirmed that an elution using strong solvents as a mobile phasecould be achieved, which is difficult for the coated-type CSPs because themobile phase may dissolve the CSP. However, more enantiomeric mixtures showedlarger selectivity factors () when eluted on the coated-type CSPs thanonthe covalently bonded CSPs. A coated-type CSP consisting of thelow-molecular-weight cellulose phenylcarbamate, prepared as a control CSPsample, showed comparable performance with the commercial coated-type column(CHIRALCEL® OC), so the slightly poorer performance ofthe chemically bonded CSPs may be explained by the difficulty of the polymerconsisting of the CSPs in taking an optimal supermolecular structure requiredfor chiral recognition due to the fixation to the silica gel. The lowdegreeof polymerization may have an additional effect.     

Application of diaza-18-crown-6-capped beta-cyclodextrin bonded silica particles as chiral stationary phases for ultrahigh pressure capillary liquid chromatography

Two bonded chiral stationary phases (CSPs), 8-aminoquinoline-2-ylmethyl- and 8-aminoquinoline-7-ylmethyl-diaza-18-crown-6-capped [3-(2-O-beta-cyclodextrin)-2-hydroxypropoxy]propylsilyl silica particles (non-porous, 1.5 microm), have been prepared and evaluated using capillary liquid chromatography at high pressures (> or = 8000 p.s.i.). High column efficiency (up to 400 000 plates m(-1)) was achieved for chiral separations. These CSPs with two recognition sites, i.e. substituted-diaza-18-crown-6 and beta-cyclodextrin combined with high chromatographic efficiency provide good resolution of a variety of enantiomers and positional isomers in relatively short times under reversed-phase conditions. After inclusion of a Ni (II) ion from the mobile phase, the positively charged crown ether-capped beta-cyclodextrin facilitates specific static, dipolar, and host-guest complexation interactions with solutes.     

Synthesis of chemically bonded cellulose trisphenylcarbamate chiral stationary phases for enantiomeric separation

Cellulose trisphenylcarbamate is regioselectively bonded to 3-aminopropyl silica gel and underivatized silica gel, respectively, at the 6-position of the primary hydroxyl group on the glucose unit of cellulose with 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (DPDI) as a spacer. Enantioseparations are evaluated on these prepared chiral stationary phases (CSPs) with several organic acids as the modifiers in the mobile phase by high-performance liquid chromatography. The influence of the amount of DPDI used on chiral resolution is investigated. Also, the corresponding coated-type phase is also prepared for the aim of comparison. It is observed that the bonded-type phase shows a lower chiral recognition power but a better column efficiency than the coated-type phase under the liquid chromatographic mobile phase with hexane-alcohol. However, the bonded-type CSPs are compatible with a wider number of solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF) or chloroform, which generally result in the solubility or swelling of the cellulose derivatives on the coated-type CSPs. The results obtained from this study indicate that the bonded-type CSP may provide complementary enantioselectivity over the coated-type phase by adopting THF as a component in the mobile phase.     

Evaluation and comparison of a methylated teicoplanin aglycone to teicoplanin aglycone and natural teicoplanin chiral stationary phases

HPLC enantiomeric separations of a wide variety of racemic analytes was evaluated using chiral stationary phases (CSPs) based on the macrocyclic glycopeptides teicoplanin (T), teicoplanin aglycone (TAG), and methylated teicoplanin aglycone (Me-TAG) in two different mobile phase modes, i.e., the RP mode and the polar organic (PO) mode. Comparison of the enantiomeric separations using Chirobiotic T, Chirobiotic TAG, and the methylated form of TAG were conducted in order to gain a better understanding of the roles of the polar functional groups on the CSP. Substantial effects due to the cleavage of saccharides and/or methylation on chiral separations were observed in both separation modes. Improved separation efficiencies for many acidic analytes were obtained by methylating the H-bonding groups of TAG. These groups were believed to be a contributing factor to band broadening on TAG due to their negative effect on mass transfer between the stationary phase and mobile phase. Ionic/dipolar interactions between the carboxylate group of the analytes and the amine groups on T, TAG, or Me-TAG are important for chiral discrimination. Therefore, analytes possessing a carboxyl group are good candidates for successful separations on these CSPs. Hydrophobic interactions are important for enantiomeric separations in the RP mode where the H-bonding interactions between analytes and the chiral selectors are relatively weak. Me-TAG offers higher hydrophobicity, which can accentuate the interactions of analytes with hydrophobic moieties, but these interactions are not necessarily stereoselective. In the PO mobile phase, electrostatic/dipolar interactions between polar functional groups are the dominating interactions in chiral recognition. Another important factor is steric fit, which could be changed with every modification of the T structure. Therefore, substantial changes of enantioseparations were obtained within this studied group of CSPs. The PO mode was shown to be the most powerful mobile phase mode for enantiomeric separations on T-based stationary phases, mainly due to the improved efficiency. Methylation of the TAG proved to be a very useful tool for investigating the chiral recognition mechanism for this group of chiral selectors.     

Sulfated and sulfonated polysaccharide as chiral stationary phases for capillary electrochromatography and capillary electrochromatography–mass spectrometry

The applications of polysaccharide phenyl carbamate derivatives as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for capillary electrochromatography (CEC) are often hindered by longer retention times, especially using a normal-phase (NP) eluent due to very low electroosmotic flow (EOF). Therefore, in this study, we propose an approach for the aforementioned problems by introducing two new types of negatively charged sulfate and sulfonated groups for polysaccharide CSPs. These CSPs were utilized to pack CEC columns for enantioseparation with a NP eluent. Compared to conventional cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate) or CDMPC CSPs, the sulfated CDMPC CSP (sulfur content 4.25%, w/w) shortened the analysis time up to 50% but with a significant loss of enantiomeric resolution (∼60%). On the other hand, the sulfonated CDMPC CSP (sulfur content 1.76%, w/w) not only provided fast throughput but also maintained excellent resolving power. In addition, its synthesis is much more straightforward than the sulfated one. Furthermore, we studied several stationary phase parameters (CSP loading and silica gel pore size) and mobile phase parameters (including type of mobile phase and its composition) to evaluate the throughput and enantioselectivity. Using the optimized conditions, a chiral pool containing 66 analytes was screened to evaluate the enantioselectivity under three different mobile phase modes (i.e., NP, polar organic phase (POP) and reversed-phase (RP) eluents). Among these mobile phase modes, the RP mode showed the highest success rate, whereas some degree of complementary enantioselectivity was observed with NP and POP. Finally, the feasibility of applying this CSP for CEC–MS enantioseparation using internal tapered column was evaluated with NP, POP and RP eluents. In particular, the NP-CEC–MS provided significantly enhanced sensitivity when methanol was replaced with isopropanol in the sheath liquid. Using aminoglutethimide as model chiral analyte, all three modes of CEC–MS demonstrated excellent durability as well as excellent reproducibility of retention time and enantioselectivity.     

Reversed-phase chiral HPLC and LC/MS analysis with tris(chloromethylphenylcarbamate) derivatives of cellulose and amylose as chiral stationary phases

Three polysaccharide-derived chiral stationary phases (CSP) were evaluated for the resolution of more than 200 racemic compounds of pharmaceutical interest in the reversed-phase (RP) separation mode. The population of test probes was carefully evaluated in order to insure that it covers as completely as possible all structural diversity of chiral pharmaceuticals. RP showed the highest potential for successful chiral resolution in HPLC and LC/MS analysis when compared to normal phase and polar organic separation modes. Method development consisted of optimizing mobile phase eluting strength, nature of organic modifier, nature of additive and column temperature. The newer CSPs, cellulose tris(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate) and amylose tris(2-chloro-5-methylphenylcarbamate), were compared to the commonly used cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) in regards to their ability to provide baseline resolution. Comparable success rates were observed for these three CSPs of quite complimentary chiral recognition ability. The same method development strategy was evaluated for LC/MS analysis. Diethylamine as additive had a negative effect on analyte response with positive ion mode electrospray (ESI⁺) MS(/MS) detection, even at very low concentration levels (e.g., 0.025%). Decreasing the organic modifier (acetonitrile or methanol) content in the mobile phase often improved enantioselectivity. The column temperature had only a limited effect on chiral resolution, and this effect was compound dependent. Ammonium hydrogencarbonate was the preferred buffer salt for chiral LC with ESI⁺ MS detection for the successful separation and detection of most basic pharmaceutical racemic compounds. Ammonium acetate is a viable alternative to ammonium hydrogencarbonate. Aqueous formic acid with acetonitrile or methanol can be successfully used in the separation of acidic and neutral racemates. Cellulose tris(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate) and amylose tris(2-chloro-5-methylphenylcarbamate) emerge as CSPs of wide applicability in either commonly used separation modes rivaling such well established CSPs as cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate). Screening protocols including these two new CSPs in the preferentially screened set of chiral columns have higher success rates in achieving baseline resolution in shorter screening time.     

Preparation and chromatographic properties of a multimodal chiral stationary phase based on phenyl-carbamate-propyl-beta-CD for HPLC

A phenylcarbamate derivative of 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-CD bonded stationary phase was prepared by a previously described method. Its enantiomeric recognition abilities were evaluated as chiral stationary phase (CSP) in normal, polar organic and RP conditions by HPLC. The relevant structural features of the prepared stationary phase which make it an effective chiral selector are discussed. This material seems to have an excellent enantioselectivity for a variety of racemic analytes in the three modes. Hence it can be considered a highly effective multimodal column. Retention factor (k), selectivity (alpha) and resolution (R(s)) were the chosen parameters to describe the column performance. Optimization of these separations was discussed in terms of mobile phase composition, flow rate and structural patterns of the injected analytes.     

基于直链淀粉衍生物手性固定相的高效液相色谱-串联质谱法拆分4种β-受体阻滞剂对映体及其分离机制的探讨

建立了以直链淀粉衍生物为手性固定相的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)直接拆分普萘洛尔、美托洛尔、阿罗洛尔和卡维地洛4种β-受体阻滞剂对映体的方法。考察了手性固定相的种类、流动相改性剂和添加剂的体积分数、柱温和流速等对4种药物对映体分离的影响。结果表明:在Chiralpak AD-H手性色谱柱上,在正己烷-乙醇-二乙胺(20∶80∶0.03,v/v/v)为流动相、流速0.550 mL/min、柱温40℃的条件下,普萘洛尔、美托洛尔、阿罗洛尔和卡维地洛对映体均达到基线分离,分离度分别为1.37、1.80、2.09和4.70。通过热力学研究及对映体结构分析对拆分机理进行了探讨,发现4种药物对映体的手性拆分均为焓驱动过程,而固定相的手性空腔对不同药物的拆分影响较大。研究结果为β-受体阻滞剂的深入研究提供了参考方法。     

高效液相色谱手性流动相添加法拆分奥昔布宁对映体

采用C18固定相,以羟丙基-β-环糊精为手性流动相添加剂,建立了奥昔布宁对映体的高效液相色谱拆分方法。考察了手性添加剂、有机极性调节剂、缓冲盐的种类和浓度以及流动相的pH值和流速及柱温等因素对对映体分离的影响。在最佳分离条件下,奥昔布宁对映体的分离度为1.54,检测限为1.0 ng。该方法简便,重复性好,比手性固定相法更加经济。     

Enantiomer separation on monolithic silica HPLC columns using chemically bonded methylated and methylated/acetylated 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated beta-cyclodextrin

A new 2,3-methylated 3*-monoacetylated 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated beta-CD derivative was synthesized and chemically bonded onto aminopropyl derivatized monolithic silica HPLC columns. In this CD derivative, only one of seven methyl groups in 3-position was substituted by an acetyl group. Its applicability as a chiral stationary phase for HPLC was tested and compared with exclusively 2,3-methylated 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated beta-CD immobilized onto aminopropyl-modified monoliths. Thirty-two chiral compounds from different chemical classes and different functionalities were tested under RP conditions. Fourteen compounds were resolved into their enantiomers by methylated 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated beta-CD. By use of methylated/acetylated 6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilylated beta-CD as the chiral stationary phase 7 analytes were successfully stereodifferentiated.     

Comparative Enantioseparation of Seven Amino Alcohols on Teicoplanin‐Based Chiral Stationary Phases

Abstract

The macrocyclic antibiotics represent a relatively new class of chiral selectors in separation science and teicoplanin‐based chiral stationary phases (CSP) have been used successfully in a number of applications in high‐performance liquid chromatography. In the present studies, we self‐prepared two bonded CSPs–teicoplanin (TE) and teicoplanin phenyl isocyanate (TE‐Phe). Seven amino alcohols, propranolol, bisoprolol fumarate, atenolol, salbutamol, isoproterenol, metoprolol, and labetalol were enantioseparated on both self‐made CSPs using methanol as mobile phase and acetic acid (HOAc) and triethylamine (TEA) as mobile phase additives. On both CSPs, the different enantioseparation behavior of analytes with different structure was compared. The influence of the concentration of mobile phase additives (HOAc and TEA) on the enantioseparation was investigated. In all conditions, the retention factors (k′) of seven analytes on TE‐Phe CSP were larger than that on TE CSP. However, the separation factors (α) and resolutions (Rs) on TE‐Phe CSP were smaller than that on TE CSP. The results indicated that the derivatized TE‐Phe CSP is not efficient as original teicoplanin CSP. Our observations also suggested that, for teicoplanin‐based CSPs, π‐π interactions and dipole‐dipole between solutes and CSPs mainly contribute to the retention of solutes on CSPs while hydrogen bonding and steric interactions play important roles in the chiral recognition for teicoplanin‐based CSPs.     

Chiral phenethylamine synergistic tricarboxylic acid modified β-cyclodextrin immobilized on porous silica for enantioseparation

In this work, a series of chiral phenethylamine synergistic tricarboxylic acid modified β-cyclodextrin bonded stationary phase for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were synthesized via a simple one-pot synthesis approach. Various racemates (aryl alcohols, flavanones, triazoles, benzoin, etc.) were well separated on the tricarboxylic acid modified chiral stationary phases in both normal and reversed modes with good reproducibility and stability, and the influence of mobile phase composition on resolution (R_s) were deeply investigated. The RSD values of R_s for repeatability and column-to-column were below 1.28% and 3.05%, respectively. Hence, the fabrication of tricarboxylic acid modified chiral stationary phase (CSPs) is a new efficient strategy to improve the application of β-cyclodextrin as CSPs in the field of chromatography.     

Synthesis and application of mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated beta-cyclodextrin and mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated beta-cyclodextrin as chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography

Two novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were prepared based upon the regioselective immobilizations of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) at its C2 position to the silica support. The mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated beta-cyclodextrin and mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated beta-cyclodextrin were synthesized by selective tosylation and azidolysis followed by perfunctionalisation. The derivatised cyclodextrins were then immobilized onto the aminised silica gel via the Staudinger reaction to provide new chiral stationary phases. Their application to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) enantioseparation of racemic compounds was demonstrated using beta-adrenergic blockers, flavonone compounds, benzodiazepinones, antihistamines and weakly protolytic compounds, of which good separations were achieved for some racemic compounds, for instance, bendroflumethiazide (Rs 6.26), oxazepam (Rs 5.99), temazepam (Rs 2.85) and althiazide (Rs 1.13) when compared with the corresponding CSPs where the beta-CD molecule was regioselectively immobilized at the C6 position. The enantiodiscriminatory properties of these CSPs were found to be affected by the orientation of the CD cavity under reversed-phase conditions, and also by the derivitising groups of the CD. The HPLC results inferred that the mono-6A-azido-6A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated CD CSP (CD bonded at C6 position to silica) exhibited slightly better chiral recognition ability than mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated CD CSP under the normal-phase and reversed-phase modes on the separation of 31 different racemic compounds and drugs. On the contrary, higher chiral recognition abilities were observed on the mono-2(A)-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated CD CSP compared to mono-6A-azido-6A-deoxyperacetylated CD CSP.     

Effect of temperature on enantiomer separation of oxzepam and lorazepam by high-performance liquid chromatography on a beta-cyclodextrin derivatized bonded chiral stationary phase

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) derivatized as chiral stationary phase is used to directly separate oxazepam (Oxa) and lorazepam (Lor) enantiomers. The effect of temperature on the direct HPLC separation of Oxa and Lor enantiomers is studied for the commercially available beta-CD derivatized bonded chiral stationary phase. Chromatographic peak coalescence, appearing as a plateau between the resolved peaks, is observed at column temperatures of above 13 degrees C. Peak coalescence on the beta-CD derivatized bonded column is attributable to racemization of the Oxa enantiomer. By reducing the column temperature to 13 degrees C, the enantiomeric composition of Oxa and Lor could be determined on the chiral column. This method is expected to be useful for the resolution of 3-hydroxybenzodiazepines. At the same time, the separation mechanism is studied by calculating the thermodynamic parameters. The results reveal that the separation of Oxa and Lor enantiomer is a case of enthalpy-controlled separation, inclusion mechanism does not control the separation. The interaction between Oxa and beta-CD is an additionally strong pi-pi interaction or hydrogen bonding, but that between Lor or beta-CD derivatized is a weak pi-pi interaction or hydrogen bonding.     

大分子键合型手性固定相的研究进展

高效液相色谱（HPLC）被广泛认为是分离制备光学纯单一对映体最有效的方法。在高效液相色谱手性拆分中,手性固定相的性能直接影响到色谱柱的手性分离能力。在众多手性固定相中,键合型手性固定相具有溶剂耐受性好,分离模式灵活等优点,是很重要的一大类手性固定相。本文主要针对大分子键合型手性固定相,包括多糖衍生物键合型手性固定相、蛋...     

The HPLC Enantioresolution of Phenyl Isocyanated Amino Acids, Peptides and Amino Alcohols on Cyclodextrin Bonded Phases Using the Acetonitrile-Based Mobile Phase

A variety of amino acids (primary and secondary), peptides and amino alcohols are pre-column phenyl isocyanated in alkaline medium and enantioresolved on the naphthylethylcarbamated β-cyclodextrin (i.e., RN- and SN-β-CD) bonded chiral phases (CSPs) using the acetonitrile-based mobile phase and on a native β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) phase for comparison. The resolution is believed to be a result of the hydrogen bonding between the secondary hydroxyl groups of cyclodextrin and the functional groups of analyte and is enhanced as the amino and the carboxyl groups are attached to the stereogenic center of analyte. Also, the enhancement is observed if the steric hindrance between the side-chain group of amino acid and the chiral selector exists. However, the resolution is deteriorated in the case that the side-chain group close to the stereogenic center of amino acid becomes bulky or is capable of forming hydrogen bonding with chiral selector. The aromatic moiety of the tagging reagent not only contributes the retention, but also benefits the resolution in some cases on the RN- and SN-β-CD phases through π-π interaction. The resolution is either not observed or unsatisfactory in the reversed-phase mode.     

Synthesis of novel chiral imidazolium stationary phases and their enantioseparation evaluation by high-performance liquid chromatography

Two novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were prepared by bonding chiral imidazoliums on the surface of silica gel. The chiral imidazoles were derivatized from chiral amines, 1-phenylethylamine and 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine. The obtained CSPs were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and elemental analysis (EA), demonstrating the bonding densities of CSP 1 and CSP 2 were 0.43 mmol g⁻¹ and 0.40 mmol g⁻¹, respectively. These two CSPs could be used to availably separate 8 pharmaceuticals, 7 mandelic acid/its derivatives, 2 1-phenylethylamine derivatives, 1 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol, and 1 camphorsulfonic acid in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It is found that CSP 1 could effectively enantioseparate most chiral analytes, especially the acidic components, while CSP 2 could enantiorecognize all chiral analytes, although a number of components did not achieve baseline separation. Additionally, the effects of mobile phase composition, mobile phase pH and salt content, chiral selector structures, and analyte structures on the enantiorecognitions of the two CSPs were investigated. It is found that high acetonitrile content in mobile phases was conducive to enantiorecognition. Mobile phase pH and salt content could alter the retention behaviors of different enantiomers of the same chiral compound, resulting in better enantioresolution. Moreover, both chiral selector structures and substituted groups of analytes played a significant role in the separation of chiral solutes.     

Triazolo-linked cinchona alkaloid carbamate anion exchange-type chiral stationary phases: Synthesis by click chemistry and evaluation

Immobilization strategy based on Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (click chemistry) of 10,11-didehydrocinchona tert-butylcarbamates to azido-grafted silica gels has been evaluated for preparation of novel chiral stationary phases (CSP 1-3). The resultant 1,2,3-triazole-linked CSPs were tested under various mobile phase conditions (polar organic and reversed phase mode) with a representative set of structurally diverse racemic acids including N-protected aminoacids, aromatic and aryloxycarboxylic acids as well as binaphthol phosphate. The chiral recognition performance of the C3-triazole-linked CSPs was found to mirror largely that of the known C3-thioether-linked CSP in terms of elution order, enantioselectivity and retention behavior. In an effort to assess the non-specific binding expressed as retention increment of these triazole-linked CSPs, the parent azidopropyl- and triazole-modified silica materials (thus not containing the chiral head ligand) were studied independently. Compared with the corresponding CSPs, the analyte retention on the azidopropyl control column was very low, and practically negligible on the corresponding triazole-modified reference column. Only minor losses in analyte retention behavior (<5%) were observed with triazole-linked CSPs after two month of continuous use with polar-organic and reversed-phase-type mobile phases, highlighting the excellent stability of the 1,2,3-triazole linker.