Achieving the full performance of highly efficient columns by optimizing conventional benchmark high-performance liquid chromatography instruments

A series of experiments and measurements demonstrate the importance of minimizing the extra-column band broadening contribution of the instrument used. The combination of several measures allowed the achievement of the full potential efficiency of three Kinetex-C₁₈ columns, using a conventional liquid chromatograph. The first measure consists in minimizing the extra-column volume of the instrument, without increasing much its back pressure contribution, by changing the needle seat volume, the inner diameter and length of the capillary connectors, and the volume of the detector cell of a standard instrument (Agilent 1100). The second measure consists in injecting a volume of weak eluent (less than half the elution strength of the mobile phase) right after the sample, before the sample had time to reach the column. Experimental results show that these changes could provide most of the resolution expected from the true column performance. After the changes were made, the resolutions of the 2.1 mm ×$\times$ 50 mm, 4.6 mm ×$\times$ 50 mm, and 4.6 mm ×$\times$ 100 mm Kinetex-C₁₈ columns for compounds having retention factors close to 1 were increased by about 180, 35, and 30%, respectively. The resolutions obtained are then similar to those measured with advanced instruments like the Agilent 1200, the Agilent 1290 Infinity HPLC, and the Acquity chromatographs.     

Intercalation of Aminomethylcrowns into α-Zirconium Phosphate

The intercalation of (±)-2-aminomethylcrowns into -zirconium phosphate has been investigated by the batch method and followed by X-ray diffractometry. The reaction was dependent on the solvent, and 1-propanol was employed as a solvent. (±)-2-Aminomethyl-12-crown-4 and -15-crown-5 were taken up in two and three stages, respectively, while the uptake process of (±)-2-aminomethyl-18-crown-6 was complicated. Monolayers and bilayers of aminomethylcrowns might be formed when inserted into the interlayer space. ³¹P CPMAS-NMR and IR spectra of the intercalates suggest that the amino group is protonated by a proton of the phosphate group and/or proton transfer from the phosphate group to the amino group occurred.     

Effects of extra-column band spreading,liquid chromatography system operating pressure,and column temperature on the performance of sub-2-μm porous particles

The effects of extra-column band spreading, LC system operating pressure, and separation temperature were investigated for sub-2-μm particle columns using both a conventional HPLC system as well as a UPLC^® system. The contributions of both volume- and time-based extra-column effects were analyzed in detail. In addition, the performance difference between columns containing 2.5 and 1.7-μm particles (same stationary phase) was studied. The performance of these columns was compared using a conventional HPLC system and a low dead volume UPLC system capable of routine operation up to 1000 bar. The system contribution to band spreading and the pressure limitations of the conventional HPLC system were found to be the main difficulties that prevented acceptable performance of the sub-2-μm particle columns. Finally, an increase in operating temperature needs to be accompanied by an increase in flow rate to prevent a loss of separation performance. Thus, at a fixed column length, an increase in temperature is not a substitute for the need for very high operating pressures.     

Facile synthesis of (±)-2,6-dimethyloctan-1-ol formate,the biologically active analog of the smaller flour beetle aggregation pheromone,from 1-allyloxy- and 1-benzyloxy-2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadienes,the telomers of isoprene with allyl and benzyl alcohols

A careful investigation of the telomerization of isoprene with allyl, benzyl, 2-chloroethyl and methyl alcohols on -allylpalladium complex catalysts was carried out. The structures of the obtained telomers were determined by¹H NMR spectroscopy. 1-Alkoxy-2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadiene is a predominant telomer. 2,6-Dimethyloctan-1-ol, which reacts with HCOOH to give (±)-2,6-dimethyloctan-1-ol formate in high yield, was obtained from 1-allyloxy- and 1-benzyloxy-2,6-dimethyl-2,7-octadienes by the removal of allyl and benzyl protective groups and by the hydrogenation of double bonds.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1539–1543, August, 1995.     

First synthesis of naturally occurring (±)-epi-conocarpan

(±)-epi-Conocarpan 1 was synthesized via the key intermediate 5-bromo-cis-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran 6 which was synthesized by a ruthenium(II) porphyrin-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion reaction using aryl tosylhydrazone salt 5 as the carbene source, starting from the commercially available 5-bromo-2-hydroxyacetophenone.     

Chemistry of natural compounds and bioorganic chemistry Synthesis of (±)-furodizinin and (±)-furodizin

The racemic forms of natural Omnoterpenoids, (±)-furodizinin and (±)-furodizin, were synthesized by cationic cyclization of the or -furylmethyl derivatives of linalool, geraniol and nerol.A. M. Moiseenkov (1936–1992), an outstanding Russian organic chemist, would have been sixty on July 6, 1996, He contributed significantly to the chemistry of terpenoids. The scientific heritage of A, M. Moiseenkov is rich and diversified. This work is devoted to the walizWon of one of his ideas. For the preliminary communication see Ref. 1.DeceasedTranslated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1842–1847, July, 1996.     

The phosphonate-phosphate and phosphate-phosphonate rearrangement and their applications V. On the reaction ofs-butyllithium/TMEDA with symmetrical trialkyl phosphates

Summary 1-(Tributylstannyl)hexanol ((±)-8 is phosphorylated to give phosphate (±)-9 which is then transmetallated. The organolithium intermediate (±)-10 isomerizes to -hydroxyphosphonate (±)-12. Similar intermediates are also formed upon direct deprotonation of triethyl, tri-n-propyl, and tri-n-butyl phosphate, which subsequently rearrange to -hydroxyphosphonates (±)-14a–c.

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Die Phosphat-Phosphonat- und Phosphonat-Phosphat-Umlagerung und ihre Anwendungen, 5. Mitt. Über die Reaktion vons-Butyllithium/TMEDA mit symmetrischen Trialkylphosphaten

Zusammenfassung 1-(Tributylstanny)hexanol ((±)-8) wird phosphoryliert und liefert Phosphat (±)-9, das transmetalliert wird. Das lithiumorganische Zwischenprodukt (±)-10 isomerisiert zum -Hydroxyphosphonat (±)-12. Ähnliche Intermediate werden auch bei der direkten Deprotonierung von Triethyl-, Tri-n-propyl- und Tri-n-butylphosphat gebildet, die anschließend zu den -Hydroxy-phosphonaten (±)-14a–c umlagern.

     

Lipase-mediated deracemization of secondary 1-phenyl-substituted propargylic alcohols of different topology

Acetylation of (±)-1-phenylnon-2-yn-1-ol, (±)-1-phenylhept-1-yn-3-ol, and (±)-1-phenylundec-4-yn-3-ol ((±)-5) in the presence of lipase from Candida cylindracea (CCL) proceeds slowly to give products with ee 20%. The acetates of these alcohols are hydrolyzed in the presence of porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL) equally unsatisfactorily. The (⁶-arene)tricarbonylchromium complex of alcohol (±)-5 is acetylated in the presence of CCL up to 22% conversion to give (R)-acetate whose oxidative decomplexation followed by saponification results in alcohol (R)-(–)-5 with ee 95%. The configuration of alcohols (–)-5 and (+)-5 was determined by NMR spectroscopy of their esters with (R)- and (S)-Mosher"s acids.     

Acid association quotients of bis-tris in aqueous sodium chloride media to 125°C

The ionic strength and temperature dependencies of the molal acid association quotients of 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,2-nitrilotriethanol (also abbreviated as bis-tris) were determined potentiometrically in a concentration cell fitted with hydrogen electrodes. The emf was recorded for equimolal bis-tris/bis- trisHCl buffer solutions from 5 to 125°C at approximately 25°C intervals, and at nine ionic strengths from 0.05 to 5.0m (NaCl). The molal association quotients, combined with infinite dilution values from the literature, are described precisely by a seven parameter equation which yielded the following thermodynamic quantities at infinite dilution and 25°C: logK=6.481±0.003, H ^o =–28.5±0.2 kJ-mol ^–1 , S ^o =28.5±0.8 J-K ^–1 -mol ^–1 , and C _P ^o =–22±5 J-K ^–1 -mol ^–1 . The equation incorporates a simple three term expression for logK, but requires four terms to describe the rather complex ionic strength dependence despite the reaction being isocoulombic. The molal association quotients from this study and the literature were also subjected to the Pitzer ion interaction treatment.     

Second Dissociation Constants of 4-[N-morpholino]butanesulfonic Acid and N-[2-hydroxyethyl]piperazine-N′-4-butanesulfonic Acid from 5 to 55°C

The values of the second dissociation constant, pK ₂, for the dissociation of the NH⁺ charge center of the zwitterionic buffer compounds 4-(N-morpholino)butanesulfonic acid (MOBS), and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N-4-butanesulfonic acid (HEPBS) have been determined from 5 to 55°C, including, 37°C at intervals of 5°C. The electromotive-force (emf) measurements have been made utilizing hydrogen electrodes and silver–silver chloride electrodes. The value of pK ₂ for MOBS was found to be 7.702 ± 0.0005, and 8.284 ± 0.0004 for HEPBS, at 25°C, respectively. The related thermodynamic quantities, G ^o, H ^o, S ^o, and C _p ^o for the dissociation processes of MOBS and HEPBS have been derived from the temperature coefficients of pK ₂. Both the MOBS and HEPBS buffer materials are useful as primary pH standards for the control of pH 7.3 to 8.6 in the region close to that of physiological fluids.     

Protoberberine ausReissert-Verbindungen, 4. Mitt. Eine neue Synthese des (±)-Alamaridins und des (±)-epi-Alamaridins

Summary A novel synthesis of 8-methylisoquino[2,1-b][2,7]naphthyridinium salts7 is reported using the intramolecular cyclization of the 1-substituted isoquinolines5 as the key step, which in turn are obtained by alkylation of theReissert compounds1. The salts7 can be reduced by NaBH₄ yielding the 8- and 8-methylstereomers (±)-alamaridine and (±)-epi-alamaridine9c and11c, respectively.

     

Stereospecific syntheses of sex pheromones of the californian red scale and white peach scale (Homoptera:Diaspididae) based on 1,4-cis-hydrogenation of dienes

Stereospecific syntheses of (±)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-3(Z),9-decadien-1-yl acetate and (±)-3,9-dimethyl-6-isopropenyl-3(Z),9-decadien-1-yl propionate (the Racemoc forms of the pheromones of the scalesAonidiella aurantii andPseudaulascaspis pentagona) with a geometrical purity of the (Z)-trisubstituted double bond not lower than 99 % were performed. The key step in both syntheses was the 1,4-cis-hydrogenation of the corresponding ethyl 3-methyl-6-(1, 1-ethylenedioxyethyl)-2,4,9-decatrienoates catalyzed with chromium carbonyl complexes. These 2,4-dienes were obtained in five conventional steps including the alkylation of ethyl acetoacetate by the appropriate 1-bromo-3-butenes and the Horner-Emmons olefination of the corresponding -branched aldehydes.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2026–2031, October, 1995.     

Synthesis and functionalization oftrans-2-(2′-aminocyclohexyloxy)-andtrans-2-(2′-azidocyclohexyloxy)acetic acid

Summary Synthesis of the hydrochloride oftrans-2-(2-aminocyclohexyloxy)acetic acid (4) fromtrans-2-(2-azidocyclohexyloxy)acetic acid (1) is described.4 was acylated at the amino group to give compounds5–8.1 was converted into acid chloride (9) and amides10–13.

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Synthese und Funktionalisierung dertrans-2-(2-Aminocyclohexyloxy)- undtrans-2-(2-Azidocyclohexyloxy)essigsäure

Zusammenfassung Die Synthese destrans-2-(2-Aminocyclohexyloxy)essigsäurehydrochlorids (4), ausgehend vontrans-2-(2-Azidocyclohexyloxy)essigsäure (1), wird beschrieben.4 wurde durch Acylierung der Aminogruppe in die Verbindungen5–8 übergeführt.1 wurde in das Säurechlorid9 und die Carbonsäureamide10–13 umgewandelt.