Preparation and Characterization of Amine Modified Porous Polymer for Rplc

Abstract

The retention behaviour and selectivity of various aromatic compounds, including halobenzenes and a IkyIbenzenes, were examined on the stationary phase of chloromethylated polystyrene(CMS) beads, of which the chloride group was substituted by the alkylamines: n-hexyl(C₆), n-octyl(C₈), n-decyl (C₁₀),n-dodecyl (C₁₂), n-tetradecyl (C₁₄) or n-hexadecy1 (C₁₆). Changes in the distribution coefficients of benzene derivatives are demonstrated not only by the changes of the eluent compositions but also by the changes of chain length in the stationary phase. In general, a longer alkyl chain in the stationary phase gives longer retention time and different selectivity. The effects of MeOH/H₂O ratios on retention and selectivity was also demonstrated on the C₁₄ stationary phase. Good separations of halobenzenes and alkyIbenzenes were obtained with C₁₄ stationary phase. Moreover, the retention time for samples was shortened by about a half compared to polystyrene stationary phase. These results show the chemical modification of CMS gel with long chain alkyl amines decreases tailing and provides new supports with different selectivities.