Molecular-dynamics simulation for liquid chromatographic interactions: effect of mobile phase composition.

A molecular-dynamics simulation method has been applied to investigate the influence of the mobile-phase composition on the retention of solutes in HPLC. The distribution profiles of the distance between two atoms in ODS ligands were constructed to characterize the conformation of ODS ligand molecules. The distinct difference of ODS conformation is observed by comparing molecular models consisting of solvent molecules at each solvent composition. The distribution profiles of the distance between the mobile-phase solvent molecules and ODS ligand molecules were also constructed to characterize the distribution of the solvent molecules at each composition. In all distribution profiles, the difference in the distribution due to a change in the solvent compositions was very clearly found, and the facts seem to be very reasonable. The distribution profiles of the distance between the solute, n-propylbenzene, and the terminal carbon atom in the ODS ligand, and between the solute and the silicon atom in the ODS ligand have been also constructed to see the distribution of the solutes in the separation system. The calculated solute distribution in the ODS-methanol/water system is very consistent with the actual chromatographic retention behaviors.     

Characterization of C18-bonded liquid chromatographic stationary phases by Raman spectroscopy: the effect of temperature

This study represents the first time that both the mobile phase composition and the temperature are simultaneously controlled to examine silica-bonded octadecylsilyl (C18) ligands spectroscopically at typical liquid chromatographic (LC) mobile phase flow-rates and back-pressures. Raman spectroscopy is used to characterize the behavior of the C18 bonded ligands equilibrated at temperatures from 45 to 2 degrees C in neat, single-component, mobile phase solvents including: water, acetonitrile, methanol, and chloroform. In addition, the effect of stationary phase ligand bonding density is examined by using two different monomeric reversed-phase liquid chromatographic (RPLC) stationary phases, a 2.34 and a 3.52 micromol m(-2) Microporasil C18 stationary phase, under identical conditions. The direct, on-column, spectroscopic analysis used in this study allows direct evaluation of the temperature-dependent behavior of the bonded C18 ligands. The temperature-dependent ordering of the stationary phase ligands is examined to determine if the ligands undergo a phase transition from a less-ordered "liquid-like" state at higher temperatures to a more-ordered "solid-like" state at lower temperatures. A discrete phase transition was not observed, but rather a continual ordering as temperature was lowered.     

Systematic optimisation of high-performance liquid chromatographic separation by varying the temperature, gradient, and stationary phase

Optimisation of the separation of a synthetic drug mixture by HPLC is performed by changing both continuous variables, i.e. mobile phase composition and temperature, and categorical variables, here the stationary phase. The retention of solutes is described on the basis of a general linear model in which the different columns are modelled by indicator variables. From the solute-specific retention models the global separation optimum is evaluated on the basis of multidimensional window diagrams using relative retentions of all peak pairs as the figure-of-merit.     

Band broadening inside the chromatographic column: the interest of a liquid stationary phase

Band broadening inside chromatographic columns was studied by Giddings 40 years ago. This theory is revisited pointing out that the band width depends only on the band position, x, inside the column and the height equivalent to a theoretical plate, H, and not on the solute affinity for the stationary phase. The band standard deviation, sigma, inside the column is simply sigma = square root [xH]. This property can be used in countercurrent chromatography (CCC), a chromatographic technique that works with a liquid stationary phase. Two possibilities are presented: 1-extrusion of the liquid stationary phase called elution-extrusion method, and 2-slow motion of the stationary phase in the same direction as the mobile phase, called cocurrent CCC method. A mixture of five steroids, prednisone, prednisolone acetate, testosterone, estrone and cholesterol, with partition coefficient varying from 0.1 to 40, is used with a 53 mL CCC column to show the method capabilities. The elution-extrusion method is discontinuous; however, it allows saving dramatic amounts of solvent and time. Cholesterol could be fully resolved in 2h and 120 mL instead of 7 h and 1.2 L using the classical elution way. The cocurrent CCC method is continuous and was able to resolve cholesterol at baseline in 40 min using 110 mL. Detection is difficult due to the fact that two immiscible liquid phases enter the detector.     

Studies on the special selectivity of the liquid crystal stationary phase used in gas chromatography: II. A new parameter for characterization of the liquid crystal stationary phase

In this paper, the special effect of liquid crystal stationary phase is expressed in terms of ΔI, the difference of the retention index of probed solute between mesomorphic phase and isotropic phase. A series of compounds with different structures and polarities are selected as probed solutes for the investigation of their retention behavior on liquid crystal PBOB and MPBOB. According to the differences of ΔI of various solutes, the rule of special selectivity on liquid crystal is explained.     

Characterization of C18-bonded liquid chromatographic stationary phases by Raman spectroscopy: the effect of mobile phase composition

Raman spectroscopy is used to examine the effect of mobile phase composition on the orientation of octadecyl-bonded silica-based reversed-phase liquid chromatographic (RPLC) stationary phase ligands. The effect of ligand bonding density is also investigated. The present experimental set-up utilizes a direct, noninvasive, on-column approach to examine the solvent dependent conformational behavior of the bonded ligands under flow-rate and back pressure conditions similar to those used during conventional RPLC measurements. Neat, single-component, mobile phase solvents including water, acetonitrile, methanol and chloroform are used to investigate the hypothesized collapsing and extension of stationary phase ligands with changes in mobile phase composition. No evidence of phase collapse was observed upon changing the mobile phase composition from an organic to an aqueous content. Also, Raman spectroscopic measurements allowed the differentiation between associated and free acetonitrile solvent.     

漆酚酯键合硅胶液相色谱固定相的制备与应用

以甲基丙烯酸漆酚酯为色谱配体,制备了一种新型色谱固定相。首先以漆酚和甲基丙烯酰氯为原料制备得到甲基丙烯酸漆酚酯,并通过物理吸附涂覆到由3-（甲基丙烯酰氧）丙基三甲氧基硅烷化学修饰的硅胶上,再通过自由基引发与硅烷化硅胶的双键聚合制得漆酚酯键合硅胶固定相（USP）。对固定相进行傅里叶红外光谱（FT-IR）、热重分析（TGA）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和元素分析（EA）表征,结果表明通过共聚反应成功地将漆酚酯固定在硅烷化硅胶上,且制备出的固定相具有良好的单分散性。采用匀浆法装柱,以乙腈-0.05%磷酸溶液（3：97,v/v）为流动相,流速为0.4 mL/min,检测波长为220 nm,考察固定相对天麻浸膏的分离性能。以乙腈-水（50：50,v/v）为流动相,流速为0.5 mL/min,检测波长为290 nm,考察固定相对吴茱萸浸膏的分离性能。结果表明该固定相对天麻浸膏和吴茱萸浸膏均具有良好的分离性能,从天麻浸膏中分离出5个色谱峰,从吴茱萸浸膏中分离出2个色谱峰。与商品化C₁₈ 柱相比,USP柱可以从天麻浸膏中分离出更多的有效组分并实现基线分离,分离吴茱萸浸膏的色谱条件更为环保和安全。采用低流速对天麻浸膏和吴茱萸浸膏进行分离,减少了流动相的使用量,分离结果令人满意。以天然产物漆酚制备色谱固定相,既为分离纯化天麻素和吴茱萸碱提供了一种新的方法,又为液相色谱固定相制备提供了新的思路,还拓展了生漆在色谱分离材料方面的应用。     

Gas chromatographic stationary phase properties of two room-temperature liquid organi salts

The gas chromatographic properties of two room-temperature liquid organic salts, triethyl-n-hexylammonium triethyl-n-hexylboride (TEHAB) and stearylmethyldipolyoxethyl(15)ammonium chloride (Ethoquad $\text{18}\text{25}$, are described. Triethyl-n-hexyl-ammonium triethyl-n-hexylboride could be used up to temperatures of 130°C but showed poor stability towards air and undesirable reactivity towards some dipolar and proton donor/acceptor solutes when used as a column packing material. In contrast, Ethoquad $\text{18}\text{25}$ had a maximum column operating temperature of 280°C, or 300°C after vacuum conditioning. From a calculation of mcReynolds' phase constants and the molar free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of solution for polarity test probes, it was established that Ethoquad $\text{18}\text{25}$ showed intermediate selectivity for dipolar and proton-donor solutes compared to results for conventional non-ionic phases. Ethoquad $\text{18}\text{25}$ is an excellent phase for the profiling of essential oils.     

聚苯胺/石墨烯涂覆型阴离子交换固定相的制备及表征

该文以聚苯胺/石墨烯复合材料为涂覆材料,制备了一种涂覆型阴离子交换固定相。首先以苯胺和石墨烯为原料制备聚苯胺/石墨烯复合材料,并通过物理吸附涂覆在聚苯乙烯-二乙烯苯微球表面;然后以聚苯胺中的氮原子为反应位点,通过季铵化制备一系列具有不同交换容量的涂覆型阴离子交换固定相。通过扫描电镜(SEM)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)和元素分析(EA)对该涂覆型阴离子交换固定相进行表征,结果表明聚苯胺/石墨烯成功地涂覆在微球表面且发生了季铵化。通过分离常规阴离子和有机酸,对自制阴离子交换色谱柱的色谱性能进行评价。结果显示,8次季铵化的聚苯胺/石墨烯涂覆聚苯乙烯-二乙烯苯阴离子交换色谱柱对常规阴离子和有机酸呈现良好的分离效果。     

Chromatographic characterization of a bonded liquid crystal stationary phase for HPLC

Summary A chromatographic and thermodynamic study of the compound [4-(allyloxy)benzoyl]-4-methoxyphenyl (ABMP) as a model of a chemically bonded liquid crystal stationary phase for HPLC was undertaken. A number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and two small solutes, carvone and pulegone, were studied under varying solvent and temperature conditions. Plots of log k vs. % organic in the mobile phase were not completely linear in all cases. The van't Hoff plots revealed at least one phase transition. The enthalpies of solute transfer from the mobile phase to the ABMP phase were determined for several PAHs. All tests indicate that ABMP possess liquid crystal properties when bonded to particulate silica.     

New stationary phase for liquid chromatography with chemically bonded pinane ligand: synthesis and characterization by nuclear magnetic resonance and high-performance liquid chromatographic investigations

A new bicyclic phase for liquid chromatography was prepared by solution polymerization approaches. To introduce a C4 spacer the starting molecule 3-formylpinane was reduced to the alcohol followed by a substitution of the hydroxy group through a bromide. The obtained halide reacted with magnesium and allyl bromide to the 3-(but-3'-enyl)pinane which was hydrosilylated with trichlorosilane and finally immobilized to silica gels with different pore sizes using the technique of solution polymerization. To elucidate the structure of 3-(but-3'-enyl)pinane high-resolution two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were carried out. The new phases were characterized, on the one hand by employing 13C and 29Si solid-state NMR spectroscopy and on the other hand, by separating a standard test mixture consisting of mainly monosubstituted aromatic compounds. The results achieved in chromatography were correlated with the information gained from 29Si CP/MAS NMR measurements.     

乳胶附聚型阴离子交换固定相的制备及表征

以烯丙基缩水甘油醚（AGE）为乳胶聚合单体,制备了一种乳胶附聚型阴离子交换固定相。通过无皂化乳液聚合法,以AGE和苯乙烯（ST）为共聚单体制备AGE-ST共聚乳胶。将该乳胶季铵化后附聚在磺化的聚苯乙烯-二乙烯苯（PS-DVB）微球表面,制备一种乳胶附聚型阴离子交换色谱固定相。通过扫描电镜（SEM）、傅里叶红外光谱（FT-IR）和元素分析（EA）等对该乳胶附聚型阴离子交换色谱固定相的理化性质进行表征,结果显示季铵化的AGE-ST共聚乳胶成功附聚在磺化的PS-DVB微球表面,并通过分离常规阴离子和有机酸对制得的阴离子交换剂的色谱性能进行评价。AGE以其良好的pH耐受性和活泼的反应活性为离子交换色谱固定相的制备提供一个新的选择。     

Fast hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatographic separations on bonded zwitterionic stationary phase

Separation science is an art of obtaining adequate resolution of the desired compounds in minimum time, and with minimum effort in terms of sample preparation and data evaluation. In LC, where selectivity is a main driving force for separation, the availability of different separation modes capable of operating at high flow rates is a way to make combined optimal use of selectivity, efficiency, and speed. The separation of polar and hydrophilic compounds is problematic in RP LC due to the poor retention. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is a more straightforward separation mode to address this problem. Herein, it is shown that separations in HILIC mode are equally efficient as for RP, providing a potential for very fast separations on short columns. This is not only facilitated by the low viscosity of the mobile phase compositions used, compared to typical RP eluents, but also due to higher column permeability. To exemplify this, baseline separations of uracil and cytosine are shown in less than 4 s and of Tamiflu and its main metabolite in less than 40 s, both under isocratic conditions. HILIC must therefore be considered having potential for high throughput purposes, and being an attractive candidate as the second separation dimension in 2-D HPLC.     

New chiral crown ether stationary phase for the liquid chromatographic resolution of alpha-amino acid enantiomers

A new chiral stationary phase (CSP) for the liquid chromatographic separation of enantiomers was prepared by bonding a novel enantiopure (diphenyl-substituted 1,1'-binaphthyl) crown ether to 5 microm silica gel. The resulting CSP was applied to the separation of the enantiomers of various natural and unnatural alpha-amino acids. All alpha-amino acids tested were resolved very well on the new CSP, with the exception of proline, which does not contain a primary amino group. The resolution of alpha-amino acid enantiomers on this new CSP was found to be dependent on the type and amounts of organic and acidic modifiers, and on column temperature.     

聚合离子液体毛细管气相色谱固定相的性能评价

离子液体作为毛细管气相色谱固定相的选择性和热稳定性是近年人们关注的课题。本文合成了1-烯基-3-苄基咪唑-二(三氟甲基磺酰)亚胺盐(VBIm-NTf2)离子液体并经毛细管柱内聚合制得了聚合离子液体PVBIm-NTf2色谱柱。与VBIm-NTf2色谱柱相比,PVBIm-NTf2色谱柱具有良好的色谱选择性和热稳定性。PVBIm-NTf2色谱柱对Grob试剂、醇混合物、酯混合物和苯系物等都表现了很好的分离能力,并且色谱峰峰形窄且对称。该聚合色谱柱在250 ℃下老化6 h后仍具有良好的分离能力和选择性。本文还测定了PVBIm-NTf2的Abraham溶剂化参数,解析了该固定相与溶质间的相互作用,相关研究国内尚未见报道。研究表明,对常规离子液体进行柱内聚合是改善常规离子液体气相色谱固定相的热稳定性和选择性的有效途径。     

Preparation of chiral stationary phase via activated carbamate intermediate for liquid chromatographic optical resolution

Summary Chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for liquid chromatography were prepared by the way of an activated carbamate intermediate. The amino group of aminopropylsilyl silica gel was first activated by carbamylation with disuccinimido carbonate (DSC). The obtained activated carbamate silica gel (ACsil) proved useful as an intermediate for the preparation of urea-type CSPs. The reaction of ACsil with (S)- of (R)-1-(α-naphthyl)-ethylamine gave naphthylethylurea type CSPs. These CSPs were also obtained directly from aminopropylsilyl silica gel by its reaction with optically active (S)- or (R)-succinimido 1-(α-naphthyl)ethyl carbamate (SINEC). Several phenylthiohydantoin amino acid enantiomers and p-bromophenylcarbamyl amino acid enantiomers were resolved on the CSPs by elution with aqueous mobile phase.     

Mobile phase effects on retention on a new butylimidazolium-based high-performance liquid chromatographic stationary phase

A new HPLC stationary phase based on n-butylimidazolium bromide has been characterized by a linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) approach in the binary acetonitrile/water mobile phases. The retention properties of the stationary phase were systematically evaluated in terms of intermolecular interactions between 28 test solutes and the stationary phase. The results and further comparisons with conventional reversed phase system confirm that retention properties are similar to phenyl phases in acetonitrile/water mixtures. The results obtained with acetonitrile/water mixtures are also compared with results obtained using methanol/water mixtures.     

Computer simulation for the convenient optimization of isocratic reversed-phase liquid chromatographic separations by varying temperature and mobile phase strength

The review summarizes the most recent developments in the field of enantioseparation of chiral drugs using capillary electromigration techniques. The basic principles of enantioseparations in CE are discussed. Recent developments in sample introduction, separation and detection in capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrochromatography are summarized. The applications are arbitrarily divided into the following three groups: (a) racemates and artificial mixtures of enantiomers, (b) drug forms and (c) chiral drugs and their metabolites in biological fluids. Among the various techniques involved the relatively new developments such as CEC in aqueous and nonaqueous buffers, on-line CE-MS coupling, etc. are emphasized.