Chiral Bis-chlorin: enantiomer resolution and absolute configuration determination

[structure: see text] A racemic mixture of the ethane-bridged bis(zinc octaethylchlorin) was successfully resolved for the first time to yield two enantiomers that exhibit substantial CD signals in the regions of chlorin B and Q transitions. The absolute configuration of the corresponding enantiomers was assigned and the origin of its high optical activity was rationalized through a combined spectral, crystallographic, and theoretical analysis.     

几种苯甲酰胺类抗精神病药物的手性色谱拆分及其对映体含量的测定

采用直链淀粉-三(5-氯-2-甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯)手性固定相(CSP),以0.1%二乙胺正己烷和0.1%二乙胺乙醇为流动相梯度洗脱,以舒必利、阿米舒必利和莫沙必利为目标物,利用高效液相色谱法研究了这3种苯甲酰胺类药物的手性色谱分离行为。分别考察了流动相组成、添加剂及柱温对3种药物对映体分离的影响,从热力学和结构上探讨了色谱拆分的机理。结果表明: 在优化的色谱条件下,舒必利、阿米舒必利和莫沙必利对映体的分离度Rs＞1.5;计算了3种药物对映体的色谱保留因子k和分离因子α,以及与CSP相互作用的热力学函数,其相互作用大小依次为舒必利＞阿米舒必利＞莫沙必利。已将该方法成功地应用于上述3种药物片剂和血清中其对映体的测定,方法简便、准确、可靠。     

Chiral silylation reagents for the determination of absolute configuration by NMR spectroscopy

We have investigated the use of chiral silylating reagents as analytical probes for determining the absolute stereochemistry of natural products by NMR spectroscopy. These reagents are prepared in high chemical yield in one step and can be used to derivatize chiral allylic alcohols which are incompatible with ester-based methodologies. Microscale ( approximately 400 nmol) derivatization conditions have been defined. The resulting siloxane diastereomers are readily distinguished by their (1)H NMR spectra.     

Chiral separation of triazole pesticide enantiomers by high performance liquid chromatography

Four triazole enantiomers of diclobutrazol (erythro form) (1), paclobutrazol (erythro form) (2), diniconazole (3) and uniconazole (4) have been separated by high performance liquid chro-matography (HPLC) on chiral stationary phase (CSP) OA-4700. Chromatographic data and a chiral recongnition model are presented for the separation of these pesticide enantiomers. The influence of column temperature and composition of mobile phase have been described.     

Chiral liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in the determination of the configuration of 2-hydroxyglutaric acid in urine

D-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria are two distinct inherited metabolic diseases. The accurate diagnosis of the exact disorder relies on the determination of the configuration of the enantiomers, either D-2-hydroxyglutaric acid or L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid excreted in excess in urine of patients. The enantiomeric chiral separation of 2-hydroxyglutaric acid was achieved using a ristocetin A glycopeptide antibiotic silica gel bonded column. The chiral column was interfaced with a tandem mass spectrometer for the purpose of specifically detecting the eluting 2-hydroxyglutaric acid. Tandem mass spectrometry was employed using an electrospray ion source in the negative ion mode. Three parent-to-daughter transitions under collision-induced dissociation conditions were used to detect only 2-hydroxyglutaric acid. The two forms of the compound were satisfactorily separated with almost baseline resolution at 4.95 and 5.5 min. Three known patients with 2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria were identified to have L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria. The method is simple, selective, rapid, and free from interference.     

Chiral separation and determination of ofloxacin enantiomers by ionic liquid-assisted ligand-exchange chromatography

A simple and accurate method for the separation and determination of ofloxacin enantiomers was developed by ionic liquid-assisted ligand-exchange high performance liquid chromatography. Both achiral and chiral ionic liquids were tested for their efficiency of ofloxacin enantiomeric separation. The effects of ligands, concentration of metal ion, organic modifier, pH of the mobile phase, and temperature were also investigated and evaluated. Optimal conditions were obtained on a conventional C(18) column, where the mobile phase consisted of methanol/water (20 : 80, v/v) (containing 4.0 mmol L(-1) amino acid ionic liquid and 3.0 mmol L(-1) copper sulfate) at a flow rate of 0.5 mL min(-1). Under this condition, the ofloxacin enantiomers could be baseline separated within 14 minutes; the proposed method was used to analyze different commercial ofloxacin medicines.     

Chiral separation of two pairs of enantiomers of tadalafil by high-performance liquid chromatography

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the chiral separation of a new selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, tadalafil and its three isomers. The chiral separation was performed on a Chiralpak AD column. The mobile phase was hexane-isopropyl alcohol (1:1, v/v). UV detection was at 220 nm. Baseline chiral separation for the four isomers was obtained within 30 min. Each of the resolutions of the two pairs enantiomers were more than 2.0. The limits of quantitation were 0.60, 0.90, 1.20, and 1.80 ng for (6R, 12aS), (6R, 12aR), (6S, 12aS), and (6S, 12aR) isomers, respectively. Relative standard deviation of the method was below 2% (n=5). The method is suitable in quality control.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of enantiomers and diastereomers of 2-methylcyclohexanone thiosemicarbazone, and determination of absolute configuration and configurational stability

Simultaneous HPLC diastereo- and enantioseparations of 2-methylcyclohexanone thiosemicarbazone (2-MCET) were accomplished on coated- and immobilized type polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases (CSPs). The identification of all stereoisomeric forms and their stereochemistry were achieved by combining theoretical, HPLC and chiroptical data. The stereochemical stability of the target compound was studied by classical off-column and dynamic HPLC kinetic procedures and the influence of different parameters such solvent, TFA concentration and temperature on stereoisomerization process was evaluated. The findings obtained by chromatographic and kinetic experiments were used to develop a simple method to convert the racemic form of 2-MCET into a single enantiomer.     

高效液相色谱法同时测定水体中氧氟沙星及其手性异构体

建立了一种简单快捷的手性配位交换高效液相色谱测定地表水中氧氟沙星及其手性异构体的方法,并研究了常见金属阳离子（Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺、Fe³⁺、Zn²⁺）和腐殖酸（HA）对二者分离的影响。采用C₁₈色谱柱（25 cm×0.46 cm,5 μm）,流动相为pH值4.5的20%（v/v）甲醇水溶液（含4 mmol/L异亮氨酸（配体）和3 mmol/L CuSO₄）,流速为1.0 mL/min,柱温为40℃,检测波长为293 nm。氧氟沙星及其手性异构体左氧氟沙星可在18 min内分离,分离度（R）为2.70。结果表明,不同金属阳离子和腐殖酸对手性分离未见明显影响,但会降低氧氟沙星及其手性异构体的峰面积,其中Fe³⁺和高浓度腐殖酸的影响最大。该法能够快速高效测定地表水中氧氟沙星及其手性异构体,但在测试中需考虑Fe³⁺和高浓度腐殖酸的影响。     

Chiral 1,4-dihydropyridines. Synthesis and absolute configuration.

Addition of organometallics to chiral 3-pyridyl oxazolines gave high diastereoselectivity at the 4-position of the pyridine nucleus. Absolute configuration was determined by x-ray analysis.     

Stereoselective determination of the enantiomers of methadone in plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography.

An enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the quantification of methadone in human and beagle plasma is described. The procedure involves extraction of methadone from alkalized plasma into hexane-isoamyl alcohol (99:1, v/v). Stereoselective separation was achieved with a silica column with covalently bound alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (Chiral-AGP) without any derivatization procedure. The detection wavelength was set at 215 nm. Using an internal standard provided reliable control of the extraction procedure as well as quantification of the enantiomers of methadone. The limit of quantification was found to be 2.5 ng/ml. The method was demonstrated to be sufficiently sensitive for stereoselective pharmacokinetic studies of methadone.     

Chiral separation and quantitation of dorzolamide hydrochloride enantiomers by high‐performance liquid chromatography

A direct HPLC method for chiral separation of dorzolamide hydrochloride (4S,6S) and its enantiomer (4R,6R) was developed. Dorzolamide (4S,6S) and its antipode were separated on a chiral‐α₁‐acid glycoprotein column (150×4.0 mm, 5 μm). The influences of pH, temperature, flow rate, buffer concentration, and organic modifiers of the mobile phase on the retention and enantioselectivity were evaluated. The mobile phase consisted of an ammonium acetate buffer of pH 7.0. The method was validated for linearity, repeatability, accuracy, LOD, and LOQ. Calibration curves were constructed in the range of 0.5–10 μg/mL for dorzolamide (4S,6S) and 0.2–5 μg/mL for its enantiomer (4R,6R). Repeatability (n=6) showed less than 2% RSD. LOD and LOQ of the two enantiomers were found to be 0.2 and 0.5 for dorzolamide (4S,6S), 0.05 and 0.2 for its enantiomer (4R,6R), respectively. The proposed method was applied to the determination of dorzolamide enantiomer (4R,6R) in a raw material and two different eye drop samples.     

Chiral separations of pesticide enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography using cellulose triphenylcarbamate chiral stationary phase

The direct chiral separations of pesticide enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography by applying self-prepared cellulose triphenylcarbamate chiral stationary phase are performed. The mobile phase is n-hexane modified by isopropanol as a polar modifier. Nine chiral pesticides (benalaxyl, vinclozolin, diclofop-methyl, tebuconazole, quizalofop-ethyl, hexaconazole, lactofen, isocarbophos, and paclobutrazol) show enantioselectivity on the chiral stationary phase. An online circular dichrorism detector is used for identifying the pesticide enantiomers. The influences of the volume content of isopropanol and column temperature on the separations are investigated. The thermodynamic parameters related to the chiral distinguish mechanisms are also calculated.     

Simultaneous determination of reboxetine and O-desethylreboxetine enantiomers using enantioselective reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Current knowledge of stereoselective pharmacokinetics and different potencies of drug enantiomers requires the performance of stereoselective analysis during therapeutic drug monitoring in clinical practice. However, in the case of the new antidepressant drug reboxetine, no effort has been made so far to find a such a suitable system. Therefore, as a step towards developing an enantioselective bioanalytical method for reboxetine and the O-desethylreboxetine metabolite, three stereoselective chromatographic approaches have been investigated. Several chiral columns were tested, among them Chiral-AGP, ChiraGrom 2 and Chiral-CBH, which were able to simultaneously separate the two compounds into enantiomers in total running times of 28, 18 and 12 min, respectively.     

Synthesis of the enantiomers of sclerosporin and sclerosporal to determine the absolute configuration of the natural products

Both the enantiomers of sclerosporin 1 and sclerosporal 2 were synthesized from (?)-carvone. (4R, 9R, 10R)-(+)-Sclerosporin and (4R, 9R, 10R)-(?)-sclerosporal were identified as natural enantiomers by bio-assay and by the CD-spectral comparison.     

Chiral separation of ofloxacin enantiomers by ligand exchange chromatography

Abstract  

The enantioseparation conditions of ligand exchange chromatography were examined using ofloxacin enantiomers. A C₁₈ column was used with the mobile phase consisting of a methanol–water solution (containing different concentrations of l-isoleucine and copper sulfate) at flow rate of 0.5 cm³ min⁻¹. The effect of different kinds and concentrations of ligands, bivalent ligand ions, and organic modifier, and temperature on enantioseparation were evaluated; the results showed that enantioselectivity was strongly affected by the ligand concentration of the mobile phase. Under the optimum conditions (methanol/water 20:80 v/v, containing 2.5 mmol dm⁻³ l-isoleucine and 0.6 mmol dm⁻³ Cu²⁺, room temperature), baseline separation of the two enantiomers was obtained with resolution of 1.32 in less than 30 min. The separation method was used to analyze the ofloxacin enantiomers in different commercial medicines.     

Synthesis of the enantiomers of 4-substituted γ-lactones with known absolute configuration

The highly pure enantiomers of several 4-alkyl (or alkenyl)-γ-lactones of known absolute configuration were synthesized from glutamic acid enantiomers. The key step is selective tosylate displacement rather than ring opening of the lactone tosylate (7→1) by lithium dialkylcuprate or dialkenylcuprate. The enantiomeric purity of synthesized γ-caprolactone was confirmed within the limitations of Pirkle's chiral solvating agent. The enantiomers of synthesized (Z)-6-dodecen-4-olide were used for reference to determine the enantiomeric composition of the pheromone isolated from the black-tailed deer.     

Synthesis and absolute configuration of the enantiomers of verapamil (author's transl)]

Synthesis and Absolute Confifguration of the Enantiomers of Verapamil. Starting from the acids IV-(+) and IV-(?), a synthesis of the enantiomers I-(+) and I-(?) of the coronary vasodilator Verapamil is described and their absolute configuration determined through a chemical filiation with the acid XII-(S)-(+).