Thermodynamics of the molecular association of tri-n-octylphosphine oxide and haloalkanes using gas-liquid chromatography

The gas chromatographic retention behavior of nineteen halogenated hydrocarbons and of seven saturated hydrocarbons was measured at four temperatures from 55 to 65°C in tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) and at 60°C in squalane (SQ). Thermodynamic functions of solution in TOPO were computed from these data. Strongly negative deviations from the ideal behavior were interpreted in terms of halogenated hydrocarbon+TOPO association, and the equilibrium constants were calculated by reference to the inert solvent SQ. The larger equilibrium constants correspond to solutes with a definite proton donor capability. The substitution of Cl for Br, however, produces an increase in the association constants suggesting the existence of other interaction mechanisms. Complexing of halogenated hydrocarbons with TOPO is markedly greater than with ethers, thioethers or tertiary amines.     

Adsorption of polar solutes in reversed-phase liquid-liquid chromatography

Summary The properties of chloroform as a liquid stationary phase in reversed-phase liquid chromatography have been investigated. Stable systems and complete pore filling of the support were obtained. Uncharged acids were slightly adsorbed by the support. Amines in the cationic form showed tailing, which can be attributed to adsorption on the support material. The influence of several reversed-phase supports on retention and peak symmetry has been studied. Little difference was found for uncharged acids, but retention and peak shape of the cations was dependent on the specific support. Also on the poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) copolymer PRP-1 cations gave tailing peaks. The results indicate that the surface of reversed-phase supports is heterogeneous. From this and other studies it can be concluded that only certain reversed-phase silicas, such as -Bondapak, are suitable supports for cationic solutes. In liquid-liquid chromatography polar solutes only obey a liquid-liquid distribution model if the liquid stationary phase molecules contains a hydrophobic group, as well as a polar function.Presented in part at the 7th and 9th International Symposiums on Column Liquid Chromatography, Baden-Baden, FRG, May 1983, and Edinburgh, UK, July 1985, respectively.     

Comparative study of some commercial chemically bonded phases in classical reversed-phase chromatography and in ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Summary The behaviour of various octadecyl commercial bonded phases are compared in classical reversed-phase chromatography and in ion-pair reversed-phase chromatography. Great differences are exhibited by the packings studied according to the polarity of the solutes. Whereas hydrocarbonaceous bonded phases show very similar selectivity versus apolar or weakly polar solutes, great differences are observed when analyzing more polar solutes even when ion-pair reversed-phase chromatography is performed.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Development of an efficient method for the preparative isolation and purification of chlorophyll a from a marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae by high-speed counter-current chromatography coupled with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

In our research into chlorophylls of marine dinoflagellates, chlorophyll a was separated rapidly from the hexane extract of Amphidinium carterae in three steps. The first step was silica gel column chromatography, where elution was performed with 0–50% ethyl acetate in n-hexane. The second was high-speed counter-current chromatography using a two-phase solvent system consisting of n-hexane–ethyl acetate–methanol–water (5:5:5:1, v/v), and the third step was preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using a solvent system of acetone–water (89:11, v/v). HPLC analysis showed that the purity of chlorophyll a from the second step was over 83%, and after the third it was over 99%. Thirty milligrams of chlorophyll a was isolated from a crude sample of 250 mg of chlorophylls, and its structure was identified by analyzing its MS, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectra.     

Study of dispersive and inductive electrostatic interactions in reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography

Summary The retention behaviour of a group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having nearly equal ionization potentials but different molecular polarizability values was investigated using reversed-phase HPTLC. Normal alcohols were applied as the mobile phase. The relationships between the retention parameters and molecular polarizabilities of the solutes and solvents are discussed.     

A comparison of different retention index systems with unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons in capillary gas chromatography on PEG 20M

Summary The correction of the reproducibility of retention indices on polar capillary columns with different film thickness, using more polar reference standards instead ofn-alkanes, was investigated. It was found that the replacement ofn-alkanes by 1-alkenes, 3-alkynes and n-alkylbenzenes as standards significantly improves the reproducibility of retention indices and diminishes their temperature increments forn-alkanes,n-alkynes and arenes on PEG 20M columns.     

Void volume markers in reversed-phase and biomimetic liquid chromatography

A comparative investigation of 15 void volume marker candidates was carried out on two reversed-phase (RP), two immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) and two immobilized protein columns, namely Human Serum Albumin (HSA) and α₁-acid-glycoprotein (AGP), using different mobile phases in respect to pH and buffer composition. Pycnometric analysis of the 6 chromatographic columns was also employed for reasons of comparison. The results revealed the possible overestimation of stationary phase void volume if a general void volume marker is used under different chromatographic conditions. In particular, overestimation of the investigated columns’ void volumes was a common phenomenon when using acidic eluents or High Purity Water (HPW) as mobile phase. For this purpose, a classification of the recommended chemicals according to the column type or the pH of the mobile phase is suggested for the accurate determination of retention factors.     

On-column endcapping and derivatization in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary On-column endcapping and derivatization or regeneration of C₈ and C₁₈ reversed-phase HPLC columns with newly introduced reagents were studied. These treatments can increase column life expectancy by restoring retention times and original chromatographic characteristics of the columns. This is illustrated by examples. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

Development of a PVC-membrane ion-selective bulk optode,for UO<Stack><Subscript>2</Subscript><Superscript>2+</Superscript></Stack> ion,based on tri-<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-octylphosphine oxide and dibenzoylmethane

A novel uranyl ion-selective bulk optode membrane, incorporating tri-n-octylphosphine oxide for cation recognition and a lipophilic chromoionophore dibenzoylmethane, has been prepared. The PVC membrane composition was optimized to result in the widest working concentration range. The response range of the proposed optode is 4.1×10^–6 to 2.0×10^–4 mol L^–1 UO₂²⁺. The probe works at pH 4.0. Ion interference is low and selectivity, reproducibility, and stability are good.     

Retention vs van der walls volume,pi-energy and hydrogen-bonding energy effects and enthalpy in liquid chromatography

Summary The logarithm of capacity ratios (logk’) of alkanes, alkyl alcohols, alkylbenzenes, halogenated benzenes and polyaromatic hydrocarbons are measured in reversedphase liquid chromatography at several temperatures using an octadecyl-bonded silica gel as the packing and acetonitrile/water mixtures as the eluent. The Δ (logk’) values are related to their van der Waals volumes, pi-energy and hydrogen-bonding energy effects and their enthalpies. The difference between the observed capacity ratios and the capacity ratios predicted from van der Waals volumes, pi-energy and hydrogen-bonding energy effects can be explained due to enthalpy effect of larger molecular size compounds. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

Sensitive determination of ultra-trace nitric oxide in blood using derivatization-polymer monolith microextraction coupled with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Nitric oxide (NO) plays a very important role in human blood system. In this work, a novel approach has been developed for the quantitation of ultra-trace NO derivatized with 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(3′,4′-diaminophenyl)-difluoroboradiaza-s- indacene (DAMBO) using a polymer monolith microextraction (PMME) with a poly(methacrylic acid-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (MAA-EGDMA) monolith in conjunction with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Both derivatization and PMME conditions have been optimized in detail. The detection limit of derivatized NO was 2 × 10⁻¹² mol L⁻¹ (signal to noise = 3) and linear range was 9 × 10⁻¹¹-4.5 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹. The proposed DAMBO-based derivatization-PMME-HPLC-fluorescence detection method has been successfully applied for the determination of NO in 10 μL blood samples of healthy persons and patients suffering from ischemic cardio-cerebrovascular diseases with recoveries varying from 87.40 to 91.60%.     

Gradient reversed-phase high-performance chromatography of ionogenic analytes

This review highlights the basis of gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) of ionogenic analytes.We describe pH-gradient RP-HPLC in strict theoretical terms, with examples of experiments to provide improvements in analyte separations and peak shapes, and an original method of pK_a determination.Finally, we present the concept of the combined pH/organic-modifier gradient mode of RP-HPLC and illustrate it with applications. It allows optimization of separation of ionogenic analytes, along with a method for determining their biorelevant physico-chemical parameters [e.g., hydrophobicity (log k_w) and acidity (pK_a)]. The method is applicable to drugs and other xenobiotic mixtures, including individual analytes of interest assayed in biological fluids.     

分散液液微萃取-反相液液微萃取-扫集-胶束电动色谱法测定红酒中的3种氯酚类物质

建立了分散液液微萃取（DLLME）-反相液液微萃取（RP-LLME）-扫集-胶束电动色谱富集模型,并用于红酒中五氯酚（PCP）、2,4,6-三氯酚（TCP）和2,4-二氯酚（DCP）3种氯酚的测定。实验考察了两步微萃取的萃取参数对氯酚萃取率的影响和样品分离富集的电泳条件。最佳萃取条件DLLME为：3.5 mL红酒（pH 3.0,120 g/L NaCl）,300 μL正己烷（萃取剂）;RP-LLME为：25 μL 0.16 mol/L NaOH（萃取剂）。最佳电泳条件：25 mmol/L NaH₂PO₄,100 mmol/L十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）,30%（v/v）乙腈,pH 2.3;分离电压-15 kV;样品基质为80 mmol/L NaH₂PO₄;压力进样20 s×20.67 kPa（3 psi）。PCP和TCP的线性范围为0.5~100 μg/L（r≥0.9910）,DCP的线性范围为1.5~80 μg/L（r=0.9851）。3种分析物的检出限（S/N=3）为0.035~0.114 μg/L,加标回收率为75.2%~104.7%,相对标准偏差≤6.17%。该方法富集倍数高、灵敏度高、重现性好、分析速度快,可为不同样品基质中痕量氯酚污染物及某些弱酸性有机污染物测定提供参考。     

Fingerprint analysis of Ligusticum chuanxiong using hydrophilic interaction chromatography and reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Fingerprint analysis is considered one of the most powerful approaches to quality control in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). In this study, a binary chromatographic fingerprint analysis was developed using hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) to gain more chemical information about polar compounds and weakly polar compounds. This method was used to construct a chromatographic fingerprint of Ligusticum chuanxiong. The two chromatographic methods demonstrated good precision, reproducibility, and stability, with relative standard deviations of <2% for retention time and 7% for peak area for both HILIC and RPLC separations. Data from the analysis of 14 samples by HILIC and RPLC were processed with similarity analysis, with correlation coefficients and congruence coefficients. This binary fingerprint analysis, using two chromatographic modes, is a powerful tool for characterizing the quality of samples, and can be used for the comprehensive quality control of TCMs.     

Comparison of the adsorption mechanisms of pyridine in hydrophilic interaction chromatography and in reversed-phase aqueous liquid chromatography

The adsorption isotherms of pyridine were measured by frontal analysis (FA) on a column packed with shell particles of neat porous silica (Halo), using water–acetonitrile mixtures as the mobile phase at 295 K. The isotherm data were measured for pyridine concentrations covering a dynamic range of four millions. The degree of heterogeneity of the surface was characterized by the adsorption energy distribution (AED) function calculated from the raw adsorption data, using the expectation-maximization (EM) procedure. The results showed that two different retention mechanisms dominate in Per aqueous liquid chromatography (PALC) at low acetonitrile concentrations and in hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) at high acetonitrile concentrations. In the PALC mode, the adsorption mechanism of pyridine on the silica surface is controlled by hydrophobic interactions that take place on very few and ultra-active adsorption sites, which might be pores on the irregular and rugose surface of the porous silica particles. The surface is seriously heterogeneous, with up to five distinct adsorption sites and five different energy peaks on the AED of the packing material. In contrast, in the HILIC mode, the adsorption behavior is quasi-homogeneous and pyridine retention is governed by its adsorption onto free silanol groups. For intermediate mobile phase compositions, the siloxane and the silanol groups are both significantly saturated with acetonitrile and water, respectively, causing a minimum of the retention factor of pyridine on the Halo column.     

Thermodynamics of tri-n-octyltin chloride+hydrocarbon mixtures by gas-liquid chromatography

Gas liquid chromatography was employed to measure the activity coefficients of a group of hydrocarbons at infinite dilution in tri-n-octyltin chloride at 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60°C. The partial molar excess thermodynamic quantities are interpreted by means of the Flory-Patterson theory, and compared with the results obtained for the same group of solutes in tetra-n-octyltin as the solvent. The alkanes activity coefficients and excess enthalpies in both phases are linearly related. Enthalpyentropy compensation in both solvents is discussed.     

分散液-液微萃取-气相色谱法快速检测番茄中3种拟除虫菊酯类农药

建立了快速(quick)、简单(easy)、便宜(cheap)、有效(effective)、可靠(rugged)和安全(safe)(QuEChERS)的分散液-液微萃取(DLLME)-气相色谱快速测定番茄中拟除虫菊酯类农药残留的方法。样品经乙腈提取,N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)净化,采用DLLME富集,用气相色谱法分析。考察了联苯菊酯、甲氰菊酯和氟氰菊酯在番茄中的残留测定,同时考察了萃取剂种类与体积、分散剂体积以及萃取时间等因素对萃取效率的影响,以40 μL氯仿为萃取剂,1000 μL乙腈为分散剂,萃取时间为60 s。结果表明: 3种拟除虫菊酯类农药在番茄中的检出限分别为0.5、0.5、0.3 μg/kg。在1、10和50 μg/kg添加水平下,联苯菊酯、甲氰菊酯和氟氰菊酯在番茄中的平均回收率分别为89%～109%、92.5%～105%和90%～108%,相对标准偏差分别为2.5%～7.6%、2.8%～5.7%、3.8%～9.1%。该方法简便、快速、安全、价格低廉,重现性好,可用于番茄中拟除虫菊酯类农药的快速检测。     

Interconversion of gradient and isocratic retention data in reversed-phase liquid chromatography: Effect of the uptake of eluent modifier on the retention of analytes

The experimental technique of mass spectrometric tracer pulse chromatography was used to study the effect of the sorption of eluent components by a C₁₈-bonded silica RPLC packing on the retention of a series of test analytes during isocratic and gradient elution experiments. The analytes of interest were a substituted phenol, a substituted nitroaniline, an anti-malaria drug, tetrahydrofuran, and methanol. The eluent used was a mixture of acetonitrile and water. The solutes and isotopically labeled eluent components were injected at fixed time intervals during each gradient run. The mass specific detector allowed the assignment of individual analyte peaks even when there was overlap in the chromatograms from successive injections. Thus, the retention time of each analyte could be determined as a function of gradient slope and initial eluent composition at the time of each injection. Experimental gradient retention time data were then compared with the calculated results from two theoretical models. The first model assumed the velocity of the mobile phase and eluent were equal. The second and most realistic model assumed the velocity of the eluent was less than the velocity of the mobile phase due to the uptake of eluent by the stationary phase. Gradient retention times predicted by the two models were reasonably accurate with the sorption model giving slightly more accurate values. Inverse calculations, i.e., calculation of isocratic retention factors from gradient elution data were also carried out with very similar results. That is, the model allowing for the uptake of eluent was slightly more accurate than the model assuming no eluent-stationary phase interaction.     

Optimization of dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction combined with gas chromatography for the analysis of nitroaromatic compounds in water

Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) coupled with gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) was developed for preconcentration and determination of some nitroaromatic compounds in wastewater samples. The effects of different variables on the extraction efficiency were studied simultaneously using experimental design. The variables of interest in the DLLME process were extraction and disperser solvent volumes, salt effect, sample volume, extraction temperature and extraction time. A Plackett-Burman design was performed for screening of variables in order to determine the significant variables affecting the extraction efficiency. Then, the significant factors were optimized by using a central composite design (CCD) and the response surface equations were derived. The optimum experimental conditions found from this statistical evaluation included: sample volume, 9 mL; extraction solvent (CCl₄) volume, 20 μL; disperser solvent (methanol) volume, 0.75 mL; sodium chloride concentration, 3% (w/v); extraction temperature, 20 °C and extraction time, 2 min. Under the optimum conditions, the preconcentration factors were between 202 and 314. Limit of detections (LODs) ranged from 0.09 μg L⁻¹ (for 2-nitrotoluene) to 0.5 μg L⁻¹ (for 2,4-dinitrotoluene). Linear dynamic ranges (LDRs) of 0.5-300 and 1-400 μg L⁻¹ were obtained for mononitrotoluenes (MNTs) and dinitrotoluenes (DNTs), respectively. Performance of the present method was evaluated for extraction and determination of nitroaromatic compounds in wastewater samples in the range of microgram per liter and satisfactory results were obtained (RSDs < 10.1%).     

Detection of albiflorin and paeoniflorin in Paeoniae Radix by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection

We have developed a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-pulsed amperometric detection (RP-HPLC-PAD) method for the detection of albiflorin and paeoniflorin in Paeoniae Radix and Wu-ji-san. Albiflorin and paeoniflorin were completely separated using 10% acetonitrile in 5 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 3.0) as an eluent and detected by PAD under alkaline conditions after using a post-column delivery system. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) and the limit of quantification (S/N = 10) were 0.10 and 0.35 ng for albiflorin, and 0.20 and 0.50 ng for paeoniflorin, respectively. The coefficients of linear regression were 0.9995 and 0.9999 for concentrations between 0.035 and 100 μg/mL. The intra- and inter-day precision (RSDs) was less than 3.56% in Paeoniae Radix and Wu-ji-san. The average recoveries from Paeoniae Radix and Wu-ji-san were 99.01–100.94% and 99.46–100.64%. This method shows higher selectivity than HPLC–UV method for analyzing albiflorin and paeoniflorin in Chinese medicinal preparation.