Preparation and enantiomer separation behavior of selectively methylated β-cyclodextrin-bonded stationary phases for high performance chromatography

Native and three selectively methylated β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-bonded stationary phases without an unreacted spacer arm for liquid chromatography were prepared, where heptakis(2-O-methyl)-β-CD, heptakis(3-O-methyl)-β-CD and heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl)-β-CD were used as the methylated β-CDs. The enantiomer separation abilities of the resulting β-CD stationary phases for 12 pairs of dansylamino acid enantiomers and six pairs of N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl amino acid methyl esters as model solutes were investigated. The effects of pH and methanol content of the mobile phase on the retention and resolution were examined to optimize the mobile phase conditions. The optimum resolution for the dansylamino acids was achieved using a mobile phase consisting of 1.0% triethylammonium acetate buffer (pH 5.0)–methanol (v/v 4/6) on the β-CD stationary phase. Heptakis(3-O-methyl)- and heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl)-β-CD-bonded stationary phases showed little enantiomer separation abilities for the dansylamino acids. The heptakis(2-O-methyl)-β-CD-bonded stationary phase exhibited no enantioselectivities for those solutes.

For the N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl amino acid methyl esters, the optimum resolution was achieved using a mobile phase consisting of 1.0% triethylammonium acetate buffer (pH 5.0)–methanol (v/v 9/1) on a heptakis(2-O-methyl)-β-CD stationary phase. The heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl)-β-CD-bonded stationary phases exhibited no enantioselectivities for the N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl amino acid methyl esters. β-CD and heptakis(3-O-methyl)-β-CD-bonded stationary phases had no enantiomer separation abilities for those solutes except for the N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl phenylalanine methyl ester.     

Retention and enantioselectivity properties of β-cyclodextrin polymers and derivatives on porous silica for reverse-phase liquid chromatographic separation of enantiomers

Summary Chiral stationary phases (CSP) based on porous silica coated with β-cyclodextrin polymer and methylated or acetylated derivatives have been prepared. Their enantiomer separation capability was tested and compared under reversed-phase mode elution conditions. Noticeable changes in retention properties werenoted and in many cases a reverse enantioselectivity was evidenced, as a consequence of a strong modification of the energy, geometry and number of points of contact between solutes and stationary phase sites of molecular recognition. Presented at the 21^st ISC held in Stuttgart, Germany, 15^th–20^th September, 1996.     

Thermochemistry of Aqueous Solutions of Alkylated Nucleic Acid Bases. X. Enthalpies of Hydration of Cytosine and some Methylated, Hydroxy and Methoxy Derivatives of Cytosine

Enthalpies of solution in water, vapor pressures, and enthalpies of sublimation were determined for cytosine and a number of crystalline derivatives of cytosine: 1-methylcytosine, 1-methyl-N ⁴-hydroxycytosine, 1,5-methyl-N ⁴-methoxycytosine, 1,N ⁴,N ⁴-trimethylcytosine, 1,5,N ⁴-trimethylcytosine, 1,5-dimethyl-N ⁴-methoxycytosine, and l,N ⁴-dimethyl-5-ethylcytosine. Enthalpies of hydration were calculated. The latter were analyzed on the basis of the group additivity method. The relation between enthalpy of hydration and polarity of compounds is discussed.     

Correlation between the chromatographic poperties of silica phenyl packing materials and the retention behaviour of methylated β-cyclodextrins

Summary The chromatographic properties of five columns packed with phenyl-bonded phases were characterized by an approach based on Tanaka's method for column to column comparisons in order to develop an LC analysis of partially methylated β-cyclodextrins. The retention behaviour of β-cyclodextrin, heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin and heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin was examined in order to evaluate the different interactions between phenyl stationary phase and this family of compound. Chromatograms show that the residual silanol activity of the packing materials plays a beneficial role in the partially methylated β-cyclodextrins separation process. It is concluded that knowledge of the interactions involved allows one to make a reasoned choice of the stationary phase in order to obtain the best possible analysis of three different commercial samples of partially methylated β-cyclodextrins.     

Metabolism of methylated arsenic compounds by arsenic-resistant bacteria (Klebsiella oxytoca and Xanthomonas sp.)

Two bacteria exhibiting resistance to toxic arsenic were isolated. These had been contaminated with arsenic in a Chlorella sp. culture medium containing arsenic. The two bacteria were identified as Klebsiella oxytoca and Xanthomonas sp., and grew well in a peptone medium at neutral pH at 30°C, reaching the stationary phase in ca 100h and 70h, respectively. The growth of the bacteria was not affected by arsenic(V) concentrations in the medium as high as 1000mg dm^?3. The bacteria bioaccumulated arsenic, a part of the arsenic being methylated. The bioaccumulation exhibited its peak around the turing point from the log phase to the stationary phase. The relative content of methylated arsenic in the excrement was greater than that in the bacterial cells. Adaptation treatment of inorganic arsenic caused an increase in the bioaccumulation of inorganic arsenic by K. oxytoca. Such a situation was not observed in the case of Xanthomonas sp. The bacteria also bioaccumulated methylated arsenic compounds, and demethylation of these species was observed. When the bacteria were killed by ethanol, arsenic was not taken up by the cells.     

Organotin levels in the Ria Formosa lagoon,Portugal

Organotin concentrations were measured in water, sediments and clams (Ruditapes decussatus) from 11 sites in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal, in 1992–93. Results showed a marked spatial pattern of tributyltin (TBT) and dibutyltin concentrations. The highest organotin concentrations were observed at Olhão (site 5), where the most important fishing harbour of the Southern coast of Portugal is located. Results indicated that fishing vessels, moored in the harbour at Olhão (site 5), were the major source of organotin contamination to the lagoon. No significant seasonal trend was observed, suggesting a continuous input of organotin compounds throughout the year. In several areas of the lagoon the TBT burdens in R. decussatus could have deleterious developmental effects. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Methylated arsenic species in estuarine porewaters

Inorganic arsenic, monomethylarsenic and dimethylarsenic species have been observed in samples of sediment porewater collected from the Tamar Estuary in South-West England. Porewater samples were collected using in situ dialysis. The arsenic species were separated by hydride generation and concentrated by liquid nitrogen trapping, prior to analysis by directly coupled gas chromatography-atomic absorption spectroscopy. The predominant dissolved arsenic species present was inorganic arsenic (5-62 m?g dm^?3). However, this is the first time significant concentrations of methylated arsenic species have been quantified in estuarine porewaters (0.04–0.70 m?g dm^?3), accounting for between 1 and 4% of the total dissolved arsenic. The presence of methylated arsenic compounds in porewaters is attributed to in situ environmental methylation, although the possibility of methylated arsenic species being derived from biological debris cannot be excluded.     

Isolation and purification of osthole and imperatorin from Fructus Cnidii by semi-preparative supercritical fluid chromatography

Fructus Cnidii, the dried ripe fruit of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson., has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Osthole and imperatorin are the main active ingredients of Fructus Cnidii and had been found of antispasmodic, anti-HIV, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-tumor, anti-mutagenic, anti-arrhythmic, hypotensive, and broad-spectrum antimicrobial effects. A supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) method for isolation and purification of osthole and imperatorin from Fructus Cnidii was established in this work. The separation conditions, including the stationary phase, the organic modifier, the composition and the flow rate of the mobile phase, column backpressure and column temperature, were optimized on analytical scale at first. And then a semi-preparative SFC (SP-SFC) method was developed based on the conditions of analytical scale SFC. SP-SFC was accomplished on YMC-Pack NH₂ column. Ethanol was used as the modifier and its percentage in the mobile phase was 3%. The flow rate of the mobile phase was 20?mL/min, column backpressure was 13?MPa, column temperature was 318?K, detection wavelength was 310?nm, and injection volume was 0.2?mL. Under the optimum conditions, osthole and imperatorin were obtained with high purities as determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The chemical structures of the obtained compounds were identified by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrum analysis.     

制备方法对添加钇(Y)的非负载型Ni2P催化剂的影响

采用程序升温还原(T)法和低温次磷酸盐法(L)制备了Y-Ni₂P-T和Y-Ni₂P-L催化剂,并采用XRD、BET、CO吸附、XPS等手段对催化剂进行了表征。以二苯并噻吩(DBT)为模型化合物,研究了稀土Y对不同方法制备得到的催化剂加氢脱硫(HDS)性能的影响。结果表明,对T法制备的催化剂,添加稀土Y可以抑制Ni₅P₄杂晶的生成,从而促进活性相Ni₂P的生成;添加稀土Y能显著提高催化剂的比表面积,促进小粒径、高度分散的Ni₂P晶粒的生成。Y-Ni₂P-T催化剂的DBT转化率达到91.0%,比Ni₂P-T催化剂提高了29%。对L法制备的催化剂,添加稀土Y能抑制其他杂晶的生成,提高了Y-Ni₂P-L催化剂对联苯(BP)的选择性,但催化剂的总HDS活性比Ni₂P-L催化剂略有降低。     

Simultaneous operation of dibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization and methanol reforming reactions over Pd promoted alumina based catalysts

In the current study simultaneous reactions of hydrodesulfurization(HDS) of dibenzothiophene(DBT) and reforming of methanol in a micro-autoclave reactor were studied over bi-metallic(Co-Mo/Al2O3 and Ni-Mo/Al2O3) and tri-metallic(Pd-Co-Mo/Al2O3 and Pd-Ni-Mo/Al2O3) catalyst systems which were prepared by incipient impregnation method.In situ hydrogen utilization and low Pd loadings were the major targets of this study.For comparison purpose,catalytic activity was separately determined for both the methanol reforming and HDS of DBT reactions as well.Ni based catalysts were confirmed with better activity than Co ones for both the reactions with Pd promoted ones ranking at the top i.e.Pd-Ni-Mo/Al2O3 > Ni-Mo/Al2O3 > Pd-Co-Mo/Al2O3 > Co-Mo/Al2O3 where Pd-Ni-Mo/Al2O3 showed 91% DBT conversion at 380 ℃ and 12 h reaction time.Some of the selected organic additives on catalytic activity were tested for their effect toward HDS reaction which was unique with close relation to their chemical nature.Reaction products were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed via HPLC and GC-MS techniques respectively which helped in elucidating reaction mechanism.