Supercritical fluid chromatography of metoprolol and analogues on aminopropyl and ethylpyridine silica without any additives

Metoprolol and a number of related amino alcohols and similar analytes have been chromatographed on aminopropyl (APS) and ethylpyridine (EPS) silica columns. The mobile phase was carbon dioxide with methanol as modifier and no amine additive was present. Optimal isocratic conditions for the selectivity were evaluated based on experiments using design of experiments. A central composite circumscribed model for each column was used. Factors were column temperature, back-pressure and % (v/v) of modifier. The responses were retention and selectivity versus metoprolol. The % of modifier mainly controlled the retention on both columns but pressure and temperature could also be important for optimizing the selectivity between the amino alcohols. The compounds could be divided into four and five groups on both columns, with respect to the selectivity. Furthermore, on the aminopropyl silica the analytes were more spread out whereas on the ethylpyridine silica, due to its aromaticity, retention and selectivity were closer. For optimal conditions the column temperature and back-pressure should be high and the modifier concentration low. A comparison of the selectivity using optimized conditions show a few switches of retention order between the two columns. On aminopropyl silica an aldehyde failed to be eluted owing to Schiff-base formation. Peak symmetry and column efficiency were briefly studied for some structurally close analogues. This revealed some activity from the columns that affected analytes that had less protected amino groups, a methyl group instead of isopropyl. The tailing was more marked with the ethylpyridine column even with the more bulky alkyl substituents. Plate number N was a better measure than the asymmetry factor since some analyte peaks broadened without serious deterioration of symmetry compared to homologues.     

Stability and repeatability of capillary columns based on porous monoliths of poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate)

Monolithic poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) capillary columns have been prepared via either thermally or photochemically initiated polymerization of the corresponding monomers and the repeatability of their preparation has been explored. Three separate batches of 5 columns each were prepared using thermal and photochemical initiation for a total of 30 columns. All 30 capillary columns were tested in liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry mode for the separation of a model mixture of three proteins--ribonuclease A, cytochrome c and myoglobin. Excellent repeatability of retention times was observed for the proteins as evidenced by relative standard deviation (RSD) values of less than 1.5%. Somewhat broader variations with RSD values of up to 10% were observed for the pressure drop in the columns. The stability of retention times was also monitored using a single monolithic column and no significant shifts in either retention times or back pressure was observed in a series of almost 2200 consecutive protein separations.     

超临界流体色谱对吴茱萸中吲哚类生物碱的快速分析

建立了超临界流体色谱快速分析吴茱萸中吲哚类生物碱的方法。以标准品混合物和复杂样品为对象比较4种色谱柱的分离效果,进行色谱柱的筛选;考察了进样体积、改性剂、添加剂、温度和背压对保留行为的影响。结果表明,进样体积对峰形影响显著;添加剂对保留时间和色谱峰形影响有限;改变改性剂能使保留时间显著改变;降低温度,升高背压,保留时间减小。经过优化,确定采用Waters ACQUITY UPC² BEH色谱柱,以甲醇为改性剂,在35 ℃柱温和2.07×10⁷ Pa背压条件下,15 min内完成复杂样品的分析。同时采用超高效液相色谱完成复杂样品的快速分析。结果表明,超临界流体色谱可用于天然产物的高效快速分析,同时该方法与超高效液相色谱在分离选择上的差异有助于天然产物分析方法的拓展。     

超临界流体色谱法分析非对映异构体d4T-5’-N-磷酰化苯丙氨酸甲酯

采用超临界CO2流体色谱技术,分析d4T-5’-N-磷酰化苯丙氨酸甲酯手性磷的非对映异构体。色谱柱为Hpersil ODS2(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm),流动相为夹带改性剂甲醇、乙醇和异丙醇的超临界CO2流体。以容量因子、选择性和分离度为指标,考察改性剂、背压和柱温对分离的影响。在甲醇、乙醇和异丙醇3种改性剂中,甲醇为最好的改性剂,其中在7%甲醇改性剂下,该化合物的分离度可达到3.35。在7%甲醇改性剂条件下,考察了压力(10～20 MPa)和温度(303.15～318.15 K)的影响。在优化的分离条件(改性剂为7%甲醇,流速为2 mL/min,柱温为308.15 K,背压为15 M Pa)下,d4T-5’-N-磷酰化苯丙氨酸甲酯的两种非对映异构体完全达到基线分离,分离时间约15 min。     

The effects of the column pressure drop on retention and efficiency in packed and open tubular supercritical fluid chromatography

The effects of the pressure drop across the column on retention and efficiency in SFC have been studied. Numerical methods are described which enable the prediction of hold-up time and pressure drop in both packed and open tubular columns. Predictions of both hold-up time and pressure drop are in good agreement with experimental data. The density gradient along the column can be calculated using the numerical methods and a procedure is described which enables the calculation of the overall capacity factors of the solutes from the density profile in the column. Significant variations of the capacity factor are observed along the column. The effect of the density gradient along the column on local diffusivity and dispersion is studied. The column efficiency in systems with significant pressure drops is affected by changes in: the linear velocity of the mobile phase; the diffusion coefficients; and the capacity factors of the solutes along the column. The overall efficiency of the chromatographic system can be calculated if, as is the case for open tubular columns, adequate plate height equations are available.     

Analysis of sulphonamides using supercritical fluid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography has been used for the separation of mixtures of sulphonamides on silica and amino-bonded stationary phases utilizing carbon dioxide with methanol modifier as the mobile phase. The effect of modifier concentration, column pressure and modifier identity on retention was also studied. Packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry (SFC-MS) of these mixtures utilizing both moving-belt and modified thermospray interfaces was also studied. The identification of sulphamethazine in a spiked porcine kidney extract was performed by SFC-MS using the moving-belt interface.     

Continuous full filling capillary electrochromatography-electrospraying chromatographic nanoparticles

The influence of instrumental parameters affecting the ionization in continuous full filling capillary electrochromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (CFF‐CEC/ESI‐MS) was investigated. The investigated parameters were the BGE and sheath liquid ion strength and organic modifier content, the nebulizer gas pressure, and the concentration of nanoparticles in the BGE. It was found that the nebulizer pressure had the largest influence on the separation efficiency and apparent retention. It was shown that even the lowest pressure investigated was sufficient to guide the nanoparticle flow away from the mass spectrometer inlet. A nebulizer pressure of 5 psi was found to be optimal; increasing the pressure significantly decreased the separation efficiency due to the generation of a hydrodynamic flow. Generally, the ion strength of both the BGE and the sheath liquid were found to have very moderate effects on the separation of a homologous series of dialkyl phthalates, whereas the ionization efficiency was found to be unaffected by the nanoparticles and the separation efficiency was found to increase with increasing concentrations up to 3.8 mg/mL, whereafter it was observed to drop. The optimized method was linear over a wide concentration range and presented LOD and LOQ more than threefold lower than those previously reported using CFF‐CEC/ESI‐MS.     

Effects of pH in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

The effects of concomitant variations in pH and organic modifier concentration on retention, efficiency and peak symmetry are considered for reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) on octadecyl-modified silica (ODS) columns. A number of factors are discussed, which make the systematic exploitation of pH effects in RPLC more complicated than the optimization of solvent composition. If the pH is varied, a second factor (usually the concentration of organic modifier) will need to be varied simultaneously to maintain retention (capacity factors) in the optimum range. When pH is considered as a parameter in RPLC, not only its effects on retention, but also the variations in efficiency (plate count) and peak shape (asymmetry) need to be considered. These parameters turn out to vary drastically between individual solutes and between different experimental conditions. The results of a study involving a number of acidic, basic and neutral solutes, two different ODS columns and mixtures of either methanol or acetonitrile with aqueous buffers are reported. In the earlier part of the study, using methanol as the organic modifier, reproducible data for retention, peak width and peak symmetry were obtained and these data are reported. In the later part of the study, using acetonitrile, a gradual change in retention as a function of time was observed, this effect coinciding with a decrease in column efficiency. It is concluded that ODS columns are subject to considerable degradation during studies in which the pH is varied. Although this effect can be described mathematically, the preferred solution is thought to be the use of pH-stable columns.     

Fast gas chromatography: packed column solvating gas chromatography versus open tubular column gas chromatography

Packed capillary column solvating gas chromatography (SGC) and open tubular column gas chromatography (GC) were compared with respect to their potentials for fast separations. A recently introduced "universal" peak capacity equation was used to compare the performance of these two methods. The effects of various factors on peak capacity were investigated. Results demonstrate that retention factor and column efficiency are the main factors affecting peak capacity for fast separations. Packed columns produce both high retention factors and high selectivities. While high efficiencies and high peak capacities can be demonstrated by both techniques, open tubular column GC can surpass packed capillary column SGC in both measurements, except for the case of the analysis of simple mixtures in short analysis times, where retention factor and selectivity become important. Practical aspects such as pressure drop and sample capacity are compared for SGC and open tubular column GC. It was found that packed column SGC demonstrates higher sample capacities, but requires much higher column inlet pressures than open tubular column GC. A variety of mobile phases can be used for packed column SGC, which can provide high solvating power for large and polar compounds.     

Uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymer for (S)-naproxen retention and molecular recognition properties in aqueous mobile phase

A uniformly sized molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for (S)-naproxen has been prepared by a multi-step swelling and polymerization method using 4-vinylpyridine (4-VPY) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as a functional monomer and cross-linker, respectively. We optimized the preparation method of the MIP by changing the molar amounts of the template molecule and functional monomer. Further, we examined the effects of organic modifier type, column temperature and flow-rate on the retentivity and enantioselectivity for naproxen using a mixture of phosphate buffer and organic modifier (acetonitrile, ethanol and 2-propanol) as an eluent. When the amounts of (S)-naproxen, 4-VPY and EDMA used were 4, 6 and 25 mmol, respectively, the enantioselectivity and resolution for naproxen were good despite the shorter retention. When acetonitrile was used as an organic modifier, the highest column efficiency was obtained for the separation of naproxen enantiomers. With regard to the effects of column temperature and flow-rate, the column performance was improved by elevating a column temperature and decreasing a flow-rate.     

Separation of Chlorophylls and Their Degradation Products using Packed Column Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC)

Complex mixtures of chlorophyll degradation products may arise during processing and storage of vegetable oil and green plant materials like broccoli and spinach. Determination of these compounds is important in the area of food chemistry. Therefore a method using packed column supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) has been developed. The method comprises chromatography using a simple gradient of methanol in carbon dioxide at constant column back pressure of 30 MPa and a column temperature of 40°C. Effects of pressure and mobile phase composition showed the importance of applying a modifier gradient for optimal separation of the chlorophyll products. The method permits separation of 15 chlorophyll derivatives including chlorophyll a and b, pheophytins, and pyropheophytins on a C₁₈ column in about 20 minutes. Identifications of the individual peaks were based on reference compounds, the retention order of the compounds, and their absorption spectra.     

Reversal of Elution Order between Enantiomers of Binaphthol on an Immobilized Polysaccharide-Based Chiral Stationary Phase

Enantioseparation of 1,1??-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) was performed on an immobilized polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phase (CSP), Chiralpak IA, in the normal-phase mode. The effects of polar modifier in the mobile phase and column temperature on retention, enantioseparation, and elution order were investigated. An interesting reversal of elution order for BINOL was observed. When ethanol was used as a polar modifier, R-BINOL was eluted first with marginal enantioseparation. Excellent enantioseparation was obtained when ethanol was replaced by 1-propanol, and S-BINOL was eluted first, this effect being retained with 2-butanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol or 1-hexanol as the modifier. When isoamyl alcohol was used, reversal of elution order was again observed, i.e., R-BINOL eluted first with marginal enantioseparation, similar to the case of ethanol. When cyclohexanol and cyclopentanol were used, R-BINOL was still eluted first, but enantioseparation was as good as with 1-propanol as the modifier. This is the first report of large enantioseparation obtained in both elution orders for a given selector/selectant system. A retention model based on stoichiometric displacement theory for retention (SDT-R) was investigated to fit the chromatographic data. The reason for solvent-induced reversal of elution order was elucidated based on a derivation of the retention model. Reversal of elution order for BINOL induced by the content of isoamyl alcohol was also predicted based on the model and confirmed by experiment.     

Analysis of conjugated bile acids by packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography.

A rapid method has been developed for the simultaneous separation of the polar glycine- and taurine-conjugated bile acids by packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography. Samples were analysed on a cyanopropyl-bonded silica column with ultraviolet detection at 210 nm and carbon dioxide modified with methanol as the mobile phase. The influence of the stationary phase, modifier concentration, temperature, column pressure and modifier identity on retention was also studied. This new chromatographic method is applicable to the assay of conjugated bile acids in duodenal bile samples from patients with hepatobiliary diseases.     

Use of immobilized amyloglucosidase as chiral selector in chromatography. Control of enantioselective retention and resolution in liquid chromatography

Summary Several mobile phase parameters were investigated for controlling enantioselective retention and resolution on a chiral stationary phase made in-house. The chiral selector was the enzyme amyloglucosidase, which was immobilized onto a silica support via reductive amination. The influences of the mobile phase pH, concentration and type of uncharged organic modifier, ionic strength and column temperature on enantios-electivity were studied. The analysis time for resolving enantiomers could be adjusted with only a minor decrease in enantioselectivity by using a high ionic strength mobile phase buffer. This indicated a retention mechanism involving ion-exchange interactions. It was further confirmed by the decreasing enantioselectivity of amines when using a mobile phase pH below the isoelectric point of the native protein. Interesting effects were observed when the organic modifier concentration was increased and also when the column temperature was raised. Both retention and enantioselectivity increased with increasing concentration of 2-propanol in the mobile phase. Examples are given where both enantioselectivity and retention increased with increasing column temperature. Thermodynamic studies were performed to calculate the entropy and enthalpy constants. The results showed that, depending on mobile phase composition, the enantioselective retention may be caused by differences in entropy or enthalpy.     

Packed-column supercritical fluid chromatography for the purity analysis of clevidipine, a new dihydropyridine drug

In this paper we describe a packed column supercritical fluid chromatography method that can be used for the analysis of a new dihydropyridine substance. The method is based on methanol-modified carbon dioxide as the mobile phase and Hypersil bare silica as column support at a column temperature of 50 degrees C and 150 bar as back pressure. Using an adjusted methanol gradient the most likely by-products can be separated and detected (240 nm) within 13 min. Occasionally the column needed treatment with 4 mM citric acid in the methanol modifier in order to give a narrow peak of an acidic analogue. The present method can detect analogues at the 0.1% (w/w) level. The precision at this level for one of the analogues was 5.9% RSD. This method shows a higher selectivity than a corresponding reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method.     

Prediction of the plate height of capillary columns operated at any inlet pressure of the carrier gas by using few retention data measured under isobaric conditions

Programming inlet pressure in gas chromatography permits to decrease the analysis time without changing the elution order of compounds of different polarity whose relative retention changes with changing temperature. The choice of the best values of the inlet pressure and flow-rate of the carrier gas often requires many preliminary analyses with different parameters to be carried out. A method for the prediction of the separation by starting from few experimental data measured in isothermal and isobaric conditions decreases the time required for the optimisation of the analysis. The efficiency of the separation depends on the change of the theoretical plate height at various pressures and temperatures, due to pressure drop along the column. By calculation of the diffusion coefficients of the analysed compounds into the mobile and stationary phase it is possible to evaluate the column efficiency and predict the number of theoretical plates at any inlet pressure. A procedure for the prediction of the plate height of a capillary column at any inlet pressure of the carrier gas and column temperature by using retention data of polar and non-polar compounds (1-alcohols and linear alkanes) obtained in few isobaric runs is described.     

Liquid chromatography analysis of monosubstituted sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin isomers on porous graphitic carbon

The retention behaviour of the three positional isomers of monosubstituted sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin was investigated on a porous graphitic carbon (PGC) column. The influence of the mobile phase composition (nature and concentration of organic and electronic modifiers) was studied as well as the effect of column temperature. These hydrophilic and anionic analytes were highly retained on the PGC stationary phase compared to octadecyl bonded phases. The retention is mainly governed by a reversed-phase mechanism with electronic interaction playing a secondary role. An increase in solute retention and efficiency with temperature was observed. Successful isocratic separation with satisfactory baseline resolution of the three isomers of monosubstituted sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin was achieved at 75 degrees C on a Hypercarb column by using ammonium acetate as electronic modifier in water-acetonitrile (83:17). The chromatographic methodology developed can be easily used for relative quantification of each isomer within a mixture and can be applied for semi-preparative purification of each one. The evaporative light scattering detector allows the detection of these non UV-visible absorbing molecules.     

Impact of methanol and acetonitrile on separations based on pi-pi interactions with a reversed-phase phenyl column

Studies were performed to investigate the roles of methanol and acetonitrile on the retention mechanism of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and related compounds with a reversed phase phenyl column. Different retention orders were observed depending upon whether acetonitrile or methanol was used as the organic modifier. We propose that acetonitrile impedes the selective pi-pi interactions between the analyte molecules and the phenyl groups in the stationary phase. Further study with 1-naphthoic acid and 1-naphthol as test compounds in the HPLC separation provides additional support for the influence of acetonitrile on pi-pi interactions between analyte molecules and a phenyl stationary phase. This study suggests that methanol be used as the preferred organic modifier with phenyl columns to achieve selectivity based upon pi-pi interactions.     

Unusual chromatographic enantioseparation behavior of naproxen on an immobilized polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phase

Enantioseparation of naproxen was performed on an immobilized polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phase (CSP), Chiralpak IA, in the normal-phase mode. The effects of polar alcohol modifier in mobile phase and column temperature on retention, enantioseparation, and elution order were investigated. Two unusual phenomena were observed. One was solvent-induced reversal of elution order for the two enantiomers. Not only the type but also the content of polar alcohol modifier could induce the reversal. Another uncommon phenomenon was peak deformation under some chromatographic conditions.