A Mixed Retention Model of Reversed Phase HPLC

The retention behavior of solutes in reversed phase chromatographic system, especially containing hydrophobic ions in mobile phase, has been studied by many authors, but the silanol effect on alkyl-modified silica surface was neglected. Actually, because of stereo hindrance, numerous unreacted (residual) silanol groups, which can interact with some solutes, are left within the bonded phase after the silica surface has be modified. A mixed retention model, which considers adsorbed hydrophobic ions on the bonded phase can decrease the hydrophobicity and mask residual silanol groups, is proposed, based on hydrophobic distribution of neutral solutes, ion-pair distribution of ionic solutes and coulombic attraction between cationic solutes and the dissociated silanols.     

Solvent Influence on Zeta Potential of Stationary Phase—Mobile Phase Interface

Zeta potential is a surface characteristic formed on the solid surface and liquid interface. It is an interesting way to describe the surface properties of materials; thus, a series of four homemade polar embedded stationary phases that contain phosphate groups incorporated into hydrophobic ligands were investigated according to surface zeta potential. Measurements were carried out using Zetasizer Nano ZS for the stationary phases suspensions prepared in various solvent and solvent binary mixtures. The negative zeta potential values were obtained for most cases due to negatively charged residual silanols and phosphate groups. However, in some solvents: tetrahydrofuran, isopropanol, and toluene zeta potential are positive. Additionally, it was observed that the zeta potential seems to be independent of the type of silica gel used for the stationary phase synthesis.     

Reducing residual silanol interactions in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Thermal treatment of silica before derivatization

This study describes the thermal pretreatment of a silica gel between 150 and 800 degrees C before derivatization with dimethyloctadecylchlorosilane as a means of reducing residual silanol activity in HPLC bonded stationary phases. A time study was done from 12 to 48 h to find the optimum time needed for dehydroxylation. With increasing pretreatment temperatures, the number of reactive silanols is reduced from 8 micromol/m2 to essentially zero at 1000 degrees C (where sintering occurs). The effects of the thermal pretreatments were observed with diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and solid state cross polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) 29Si NMR. Following derivatization, residual silanol activity and pH stability were tested by packing columns with the derivatized silica and carrying out a series of reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) experiments. Residual silanol activity was greatly reduced when the silica was pretreated at 800 degrees C, leading to less peak tailing for basic solutes. In a strongly basic mobile phase (pH 11.5) the pretreated silica was surprisingly stable, although bond cleavage of C18 groups from the surface was observed.     

Preparation of reversed-phase high-performance thin-layer plates by in situ reaction with monochlorosilanes

The condition for in situ chemical modification of commercially available thin-layer plates have been varied and the influence thereof upon reversed phase plate properties has been studied. The reaction variables studied were: average silica pore size, silica water content, use of tri- or monochlorosilanes as modifiers, reaction temperature, and addition of base. Coverage and activity of residual silanol groups was studied on modified plates. Desired plate properties are high speed of development in aqueous solvents and low content of active residual silanol groups. Under the conditions tested, the lowest amount of residual silanols was achieved at the expence of the speed of development in aqueous media and vice versa.     

Separation of Tetracycline Antibiotics by Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography Using an Amino-Propyl Stationary Phase

In this work the potential of hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) is explored for the analysis of tetracycline antibiotics. The choice of the polar stationary phase is first discussed and it is demonstrated that aminopropyl stationary phases lead to higher efficiencies and peak symmetry than bare silica ones. The influence of the composition of the mobile phase is studied next : the concentration of the weaker solvent (acetonitrile), the nature and concentration of the more polar solvent (water or methanol), pH, the nature and ionic strength of the buffer. It is shown that high efficiencies are reached only with a citrate buffer that impairs the interactions with the residual silanol groups whatever the mobile phase pH is. We demonstrate that the citrate buffer strongly interacts with the cationic moiety of the aminopropyl stationary phase and thus reduces the accessibility of silanols. The separation of oxytetracycline, tetracycline and chlortetracycline is achieved in a few minutes at pH 3.5 or 5, with no peak tailing as usually observed in reversed phase liquid chromatography with an opposite elution order when compared with reversed phase liquid chromatography.     

Deactivation of silica surfaces with a silanol-terminated polysiloxane; structural sharacterization by inverse gas chromatography and solid-state NMR

Retention gape deactivated with Silicone OV-1701-OH show good chromatographic performance and remarkable stability against water induced stationary phase degradrdation. In an attempt to better understand the findamentals off the deactivation process using silanol terminated polysiloxanes, a fumed silica was deactivated with Silicon OV-1701-OH. In contrast to fused silic capillaries, fumed silica (Aerosil A-200) can be studied by ²⁹Si cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning (CPMAS) NMR, thus serving as a model substrate for fused silica. Retention data from inverse gas chromatography at infinite dilurion and ²⁹Si CP MAS NMR data of five Aerosil phases, differing in residual silanol surface concentration, are correlated with the aim of validating this approach for stationary phase characterization. A comparatively detailed model of the deactivating polymer layer that explains the observed absorption activities is deduced. Surface silanols are shown to play a key role in the polymer layer, the structure of which is of primary importance for the absorption behavior after deactivation. Contrary to common belief, the absolute silanol surface concentration after deativation is only of secondary importance for the overall absorption activity. High silanol surface concentrations enhance degradation of the polysiloxane chains into small cyclic fragments as well as subsequent absorption and immobolization to the silica substrate surface. The mobility of linear polysiloxane chains in the kHz regime (as determined bby NMR cross-polarization dynamics) appears to determine the extent which the residual silanols are accessible for analytes. It is therefore anticipated that there is an optimum silanol surface concentration of fused silica surfaces to be deactivated with silanol terminated polysiloxanes; it should be lazrge enough to adsord polymer fragments, but not large to avoid excessive residual silanol activity.     

Polar contributions of the stationary phase to the reversed-phase ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of quaternary ammonium drugs

The chromatographic reproducibility of a methodology, developed for the separation and determination of quaternary ammonium drugs by reversed-phase ion-pair column liquid chromatography, was studied. The results in terms of retention dependence on the residual silanol content of the octadecyl stationary phase and column aging were compared with those obtained with conventional separation techniques. By on-column silylation with N-trimethylsilylimidazole, it was demonstrated that eluents containing both amines and alkanesulphonates, beside a higher resolving power, provide reproducible separations which are far less dependent on the residual and generated silanol groups compared to those obtained with eluents containing only an organic amine.     

Analysis of basic compounds at high pH values by reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RPLC) is currently the method of choice for the analysis of basic compounds. However, with traditional silica materials, secondary interactions between the analyte and residual silanols produce peak tailing which can negatively affect resolution, sensitivity, and reproducibility. In order to reduce these secondary interactions, which comprise ion exchange, hydrogen bonding, and London forces interactions, chromatographic analyses can be carried out at low or high pH values where silanol groups and basic compounds are mostly uncharged. The chromatographic behaviour of a particular bidentate stationary phase, Zorbax Extend C18, was studied with a set of basic and neutral compounds. Thanks to a higher chemical stability than traditional silica based supports, analyses were carried out with a high pH mobile phase, which represents a good alternative to the acidic mobile phases generally used to reduce ion exchange interactions. The performance of this bidentate stationary phase was also compared with that of other supports and it was proved that it is advantageous to work with high pH mobile phases when analyzing basic compounds.     

Zeta potential determination as a new way of stationary phases characterization for liquid chromatography

A set of seven homemade octadecyl silica‐based bonded phases was investigated. Their zeta potential data in methanol and ACN as well as in methanol–water and ACN–water solution were obtained using Zetasizer. The influence of both the coverage density of bonded ligands and the end‐capping of the modified surface on these data was investigated. Presented results may give useful information about the accessibility of the residual silanols in different mobile phases during the chromatographic analysis. Those measurements may be useful to choose chemically bonded stationary phases for CEC. The results also confirm the phenomena of anion exclusion from the pores of stationary‐bonded phase.     

活性自由基聚合(Iniferter)法制备聚合物包覆硅胶固定相及其色谱性能评价

应用活性自由基聚合法, 在接枝iniferter的硅球表面键合甲基丙烯酸异辛酯-co-乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯聚合层, 制备了聚合物包覆硅胶色谱固定相, 并研究了合成条件对于聚合层及分离效果的影响. 在一定聚合时间中, 接枝聚合物质量与反应时间呈线性关系, 并可以在得到聚合物包覆硅胶的基础上, 利用包覆硅胶中的iniferter再次引发接枝聚合, 体现了活性自由基聚合的特点. 聚合物包覆硅胶对于烷基苯同系物、碱性化合物及羟基苯甲酸酯具有很好的色谱分离能力及柱效, 同时, 由于聚合层能够有效地覆盖硅球表面的硅羟基, 减小了碱性化合物的拖尾. 研究工作提供了新的聚合物包覆硅胶固定相的合成方法.     

Reversed Phase Chromatography – the Mystery of Surface Silanols

The nature of surface silanols is reviewed and their influence on retention of basic solutes in reversed phase chromatography is demonstrated and evaluated. The influence of the type of organic modifier and/or pH of buffer on retention of basic analytes with silica based RP columns is evaluated, and means for characterization of RP columns are discussed. Attempts are described to determine the surface silanol concentration of RP columns by chromatographic methods. Surprisingly the experimentally measured silanol concentrations with bare silica and with RP are by one order of magnitude lower than discussed in literature. At pH 7.6 values of 0.12 µmol m^?2 have been measured for benzylamine with RP columns, corresponding to about 43% of the measurable silanols of plain silica. The break-through curves of amines let suggest that even at low pH values unprotonated species are present within the pores of the RP stationary phases and their interaction with the bonded alkyl groups contribute to retention.     

Comparison of D,L-Mandelic Acid Resolution on Zeolite and Silica Supported Pirkle-Type Chiral Stationary Phases

 Zeolite A, a material of crystalline character, and Hypersil silica have been used as support for the preparation of chiral stationary phases. On the amorphous silica support surface the silanol groups are randomly dispersed. The crystalline zeolite secondary building units consisting primarily of SiO₄, AlO₄ ⁻ tetrahedra determine the regularity of surface silanol groups. Owing to the crystal lattice structure, the location of silanols is well determined and hence the dispersion of chiral selector molecules chemically bonded onto the zeolite surface silanol groups is fundamentally arranged. Amides of DNB-L-Leu, DNB-L-Phe, B-L-Leu chiral selector molecules were anchored onto the zeolite silanols and B-L-Leu onto the silica support silanols. Lipophilic buffer in RP conditions has dynamically modified the residual silanols of each support. The enantioseparation of ion paired D,L-mandelic acid from aqueous solution on the zeolite and silica supported chiral stationary phases prove a superior enantioseparation on the zeolite supported phases. Revision February 18, 2000.     

Optimisation and characterisation of silica-based reversed-phase liquid chromatographic systems for the analysis of basic pharmaceuticals

Reversed-phase liquid chromatography using silica-based columns is successfully applied in many separations. However, also some drawbacks exist, i.e. the analysis of basic compounds is often hampered by ionic interaction of the basic analytes with residual silanols present on the silica surface, which results in asymmetrical peaks and irreproducible retention. In this review, options to optimise the LC analysis of basic pharmaceutical compounds are discussed, i.e. eluent optimisation (pH, silanol blockers) and stationary phase optimisation (development of new columns with minimised ionic interactions). The applicability of empirical based, thermodynamically based and test methods based on a retention model to characterise silica-based reversed phase stationary phases, as well as the influence of the eluent composition on the LC analysis of basic substances is described. Finally, the applicability of chemometrical techniques in column classification is shown.     

Microstructure and optical properties of PMMA/gel silica glass composites

FT-Raman and near infrared (NIR) spectroscopies have been used to investigate PMMA/gel silica composites prepared by the post-doping method. The changes of the vibrational features of silanols on the silica surface and ester carbonyls from PMMA indicate that the two phases in the organic-inorganic hybrids interact with each other through hydrogen-bonding. Unlike unmodified gel silica, the as-prepared composites are hydrophobic due to the elimination of the accessible adsorbing sites provided by the surface silanols. Residual water inherited from the preparation process is not evenly distributed in the composites but locally enriched on the silica surface by hydrogen-bonding to limited surface silanols. The conversion efficiency of MMA-to-PMMA depends not only on the polymerisation conditions applied, but also on the initial structure of the sol-gel substrate used. The composites show high optical transmittance in the near UV and visible region due to a reduction of scattering from an originally porous structure. However, their application in the near IR is restricted due to the combined vibrational energy absorptions by different silanol and water species, and in particular by C-H functional groups from organic modifiers.     

Understanding the Synthesis of Supported Vanadium Oxide Catalysts Using Chemical Grafting

The complexity of variables during incipient wetness impregnation synthesis of supported metal oxides precludes an in-depth understanding of the chemical reactions governing the formation of the dispersed oxide sites. This contribution describes the use of vapor phase deposition chemistry (also known as grafting) as a tool to systematically investigate the influence of isopropanol solvent on VO(OⁱPr)₃ anchoring during synthesis of vanadium oxide on silica. The availability of anchoring sites on silica was found to depend not only on the pretreatment of the silica but also on the solvent present. H-bond donors can reduce the reactivity of isolated silanols whereas disruption of silanol nests by H-bond acceptors can turn unreactive H-bonded silanols into reactive anchoring sites. The model suggested here can inform improved syntheses with increased dispersion of metal oxides on silica.     

Comparison of Reversed Stationary Phases for the Chromatographic Separation of Inorganic Analytes Using Hydrophobic Ion Mobile Phase Additives

Abstract

Alkyl-modified silica (RSi) and polystyrenedivinylbenzene (PRP-1) stationary phases are compared for the chromatographic separation of inorganic analyte anions and cations using hydro-phobic ions of opposite charge as mobile phase additives. Tetra-alkylammonium salts were used for anion separations and alkyl sulfonate salts for cation separations. Two major equilibria influence the retention of analyte ions on PRP-1. These are: retention of the hydrophobic ion on PRP-1 and an ion exchange selectivity between the hydrophobic counterion and the analyte ion. When using RSi retention is also influenced by ion exchange at residual silanol groups, which act as weak cation exchange sites. Mobile and stationary phase variables that influence analyte retention are identified. Optimization of these provides favorable eluting conditions for the separation of inorganic ionic analytes. Of particular interest is the potential use of PRP-1 and RSi columns for the separation of inorganic cations; conditions for the separation of alkali metals and alkaline earths are discussed.     

Preparation of inert and high-temperature stable apolar and medium polar glass-capillary columns using OH-terminated polysiloxane stationary phases

Coating intensively leached silica surfaces with OH-terminated phases provides a new way of producing, by simple means, columns with substantially increased inertness and thermostability. In addition, their separation efficiency is found to be typically higher than that of columns with traditional coatings. The underlying basic effect is a condensation process between terminal silanol groups of the phase and residual silanols, of the glass surface, thus producing the mentioned inertness. Moreover, the surface-bonded molecules are immobilized without addition of a radical generator. If required, crosslinking can also be effected using a volatile azo compound. No vinyl groups are required for this additional immobilization process. The paper discusses all processes involved, and gives detailed working directions for the following medium polar phases. OV-1701-OH, OV-31-OH (new, 17% cyanopropyl), OV-61-OH, and OV-17-OH, and the apolar phases PS-347.5 and PS-086. There is no doubt so far that the principle of terminal silanol groups is applicable to all silicone phases, and may replace the traditional endcapped stationary phases in the future.     

DFT study of the adsorption of microsolvated glycine on a hydrophilic amorphous silica surface

Density functional theory (DFT) periodic ab initio molecular dynamics calculations are used to study the adsorption of gaseous and microsolvated glycine on a hydroxylated, hydrophilic silica surface. The silica model is presented and the interaction of water with surface silanols is studied. The heat of interaction of water is higher with the associated silanols (be they terminal or geminal ones) studied here than with isolated silanols presented in past works. Glycine is stabilized in a parallel mode on the hydroxylated surface. Terminal silanols do not allow the stabilization of the zwitterionic form, whereas geminal silanols do. Molecular dynamics (MD) first-principle calculations show that microsolvated zwitterion glycine directly binds through the carboxylate function to a surface silanol rather than through water molecules. The adsorption mode, whether with or without additional water molecules, is parallel to the surface. The ammonium function does not interact directly with the silanol groups but rather through water molecules. Thus, the carboxylate and ammonium functions exhibit two different reactivities towards silanols. The calculated free energies, taking into account the chemical potentials of water and glycine in the gas phase, suggest the existence of a thermodynamic domain in which the glycine is present in the gas phase as well as strongly adsorbed on specific sites of the surface.     

Tris(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato)gallium(III) as a fluorescent probe for sensitive silanol-testing.

The peak shape of tris(2-methyl-8-quinolinolato)gallium(III) by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography was found to be very sensitive to trace amounts of silanol groups on the surface of octadecylsylanized silica gel (ODS silica gel). The variation of the peak of the gallium(III) complex can be used as a probe of the residual silanol groups in an ODS column. The chromatographic peak parameters of the complex were compared with the silanol activities output by some silanol-detecting tests using nitrogen-containing compounds as probes. The comparison was performed with several commercially available ODS columns and laboratory-packed columns in which the amount of silanol groups was controlled by mixing fully endcapped ODS materials and a non-endcapped ODS material. The peak height was the most effective parameter among the peak parameters, and much more sensitive than the silanol-detecting tests using nitrogen-containing compounds, in detecting a trace amount of silanol groups that could not be detected by other silanol-detecting tests.