Preparation and Evaluation of P-tert-Butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded Silica Stationary Phase for High Performance Liquid Chromatography

ABSTRACT

A new p-fert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase was synthesized through heterogeneous functionalisation of suspended porous silica. A characterization of its structure was carried out by using elemental analysis, FTIR and ¹³C solid state NMR spectroscopy. Chromatographic performance of the new packing material was investigated by employing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as probes and using methanol-water as mobile phase. The investigations show that the new stationary phase behaves as a reversed phase stationary phase. The liquid chromatographic separation of PAHs solutes on the new bonded phase was compared with that on a p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene-bonded silica stationary phase. The new p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded phase exhibited higher retention and better separation selectivity, although the carbon content and coverage of the new packing material was lower than that of the p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene bonded silica stationary phase. A possible retention mechanism for the new packing material was also proposed.     

Studies on the chromatographic behavior of nucleosides and bases on p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase by HPLC

The chromatographic behavior of some nucleosides, pyrimidines and purines on a new p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase (CABS) were studied by high performance liquid chromatography. Their retention behavior on CABS were compared with those on ODS. The influence of mobile phase variables, such as methanol content, pH and ionic strength on the retention behavior were studied. Some nucleosides, pyrimidines and purines on CABS were successfully separated. The results show that the calix[8]arene-bonded phase exhibits high selectivities for the above analytes in high aqueous mobile phases. According to the chromatographic data, it is indicated that hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen-bonding interaction, and dipole-dipole interaction are mainly responsible for the retention behavior. In addition, in some extent, the vertical stacking action of the analytes on CABS can also change the retention behavior. CABS was superior to ODS in the routine fast separation of nucleosides and bases.     

杯[8]芳烃键合硅胶固定相的制备、表征及色谱性能

杯芳烃通过疏水Π-Π、氢键和静电等作用能与中性分子及离子形成包合物,在离子选择性电极、催化、分离和酶模拟等领域受到关注.已报道的杯芳烃键合固定相的制备方法^[1～3]都是先合成含杯芳烃硅烷化试剂,然后通过硅胶硅烷化反应制备键合固定相.其制备路线反应过程长,各种有机中间体纯化操作复杂.前文[4]曾以氯丙基键合硅胶为中间体,通过固相连续反应制备了氮杂冠醚键合硅胶固定相.本文采用固相连续反应制备了一种新型的对-叔丁基杯^[8]芳烃键合固定相,通过元素分析、红外光谱等手段获得键合相分子结构信息,以多环芳烃和二取代苯位置异构体为溶质,对固定相的色谱性能及保留机理进行了研究.     

High performance liquid chromatography of aromatic carboxylic acids on p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase

A new p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase (CABS) was used for the separation of some aromatic carboxylic acids by HPLC. The chromatographic behaviour of the solutes on CABS was studied in comparison with conventional ODS. The results show that the calix[8]arene-bonded phase exhibits a stronger retention and better selectivity than ODS for the aromatic carboxylic acids. The different elution order of the analytes was also observed on both packings, which show the existence of distinct retention mechanisms. According to chromatographic data, it can be concluded that the high selectivity of CABS for aromatic carboxylic acids ascribes to various interactions between CABS and the analytes, such as hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding interaction, π-π interaction and inclusion interaction.     

Study on the chromatographic behavior of water-soluble vitamins on p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase by HPLC

In this paper, the chromatographic behavior of some water-soluble vitamins was studied on a new p-tert-butyl-calix[8]arene-bonded silica gel stationary phase (CABS, 5 μm particle size, the bonded amount 0.071 mmol g⁻¹) by using vitamin standards as probes for HPLC. The comparative study of the separation of these compounds was done by using CABS and ODS as stationary phases under the same chromatographic conditions. The better separation of six vitamins including: B₁, B₂, B₆, B₁₂, C, and nicotinic acid (B₅), on CABS can be achieved by using isocratic mode with methanol-phosphate buffer (25:75, (v/v)) as mobile phase within 20 min. The results show that the calix[8]arene-bonded phase exhibits high selectivity for water-soluble vitamins. We found that the elution order of B₂ (12.08 min) and B₁₂ (16.42 min) on CABS was very different from that of B₁₂ (7.76 min) and B₂ (18.47 min) on ODS, which indicate that different retention mechanisms exist in the chromatographic processes of the two stationary phases. According to the chromatographic data, it can be concluded that various chromatographic retention mechanisms are responsible for the separation of above compounds on CABS, such as hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding interaction, and π-π interaction. The new packing has two advantages over ODS. On one hand, the polar and ionized analytes, such as C and B₅, exhibited stronger affinities to CABS because of hydrogen bonding interaction. On the other hand, the retention of B₂ and B₁₂ became shorter on CABS with weaker hydrophobicity in comparison with ODS. The new material exhibits the promising application in the separation of water-soluble vitamins.     

姜黄素键合硅胶固定相的制备、表征及色谱性能

通过γ-［(2,3)-环氧丙氧］丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH-560)偶联剂将具有抗菌功能的植物有效成分姜黄素键合到硅胶上,制备了姜黄素液相色谱键合硅胶固定相(CCSP)。采用元素分析、红外光谱和热分析对该固定相结构进行了表征。以甲醇和水为二元流动相,不同的中性、酸性和碱性化合物为溶质探针,并用ODS柱作参比,对固定相的色谱性能及保留机理进行了研究。研究结果表明,姜黄素键合固定相不仅具有良好的反相色谱性能,同时由于配体结构中所含有的基团形成了含芳环的共轭体系,从而引入了n-π和π-π作用位点,所含的羟基和β-二羰基与溶质之间存在偶极-偶极和氢键作用,与ODS相比,该固定相在极性化合物分离中占优势,且分析速度较快。     

大黄蒽醌衍生物在杯[8]芳烃键合固定相上色谱行为的研究

研究了药用掌叶大黄中5种蒽醌衍生物在对-叔丁基杯[8]芳烃硅胶键合固定相上的高效液相色谱行为,并与ODS固定相进行了比较。研究发现这类化合物与杯[8]芳烃固定相之间存在多种相互作用,除疏水作用外,分离过程中还存在与ODS不同的色谱分离机制。杯芳烃键合相与溶质之间的氢键作用、包容络合作用改变了杯芳烃固定相对它们的选择性。     

氮杂冠醚、环糊精混合功能基键合硅胶液相色谱固定相的合成与评价

冠醚键合固定相主要用于一些无机离子的分离,我们用连续固液相法合成了一系列冠醚键合硅胶固定相,并成功地用于有机化合物的分离［１～４］;β－ＣＤ的内腔疏水而外缘亲水,可以选择性地包结含苯环及萘环的化合物,且具有手性拆分能力,已被用于手性色谱固定相［５,...     

葫芦[6]脲单轮烷键合固定相的制备、表征及色谱性能

将超分子自组装技术与色谱键合硅胶固定相制备技术相结合,采用γ-[(2,3)-环氧丙氧]丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH-560)为偶联剂,首次将一种葫芦[6]脲单轮烷(CB6MR)键合到硅胶上,制备了一种新型的葫芦[6]脲单轮烷键合固定相(CB6MRBS)。通过元素分析、红外光谱和热分析对该固定相进行了结构表征。以中性、酸性、碱性化合物和二取代苯位置异构体等溶质为探测因子,分别在反相和正相色谱模式下对固定相的色谱性能和保留机理进行了研究。结果表明：CB6MRBS是一种多模式键合固定相,具有良好的正相和反相色谱性能,对位置异构体具有较高的识别能力,尤其是可有效地用于碱性化合物的分离分析。其保留机理存在氢键、静电、π-π和疏水作用等多种作用力机制,协同作用提高了CB6MRBS对溶质的分离选择性。由于CB6MR配体中含有酰胺基和众多极性羰基,CB6MRBS可能在络合色谱面有应用前景。     

丁香酚键合硅胶液相色谱固定相的制备和色谱性能

采用固液相表面连续反应法,先将偶联剂γ-[(2,3)-环氧丙氧]丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH-560)键合到球形硅胶表面,然后再将植物有效成分丁香酚与硅胶上的KH-560活性基团反应,合成了丁香酚键合硅胶液相色谱固定相(EGSP)。采用元素分析、热重分析和红外光谱对该固定相的结构进行了表征。以萘作为溶质探针,乙腈-水(35:65, v/v)为流动相,流速为0.8 mL/min,测得EGSP柱的柱效。以一系列的中性、碱性和酸性化合物为溶质探针,C₁₈柱和苯基柱作参比,对该固定相的色谱性能及保留机理进行了研究。结果表明,硅胶表面成功键合上了丁香酚配体,键合量为0.28 mmol/g, EGSP柱理论塔板数约为24707 N/m。该固定相不仅具有良好的反相色谱性能,同时由于配体结构中含有芳环、烯基和甲氧基,还能与溶质发生π-π电荷转移、偶极-偶极和氢键作用。与传统的反相C₁₈柱和苯基柱相比,EGSP在极性芳香族化合物的快速、简便分离中占优势。     

Development and evaluation of new zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography stationary phases based on 3-P,P-diphenylphosphonium-propylsulfonate

New zwitterionic stationary phases were synthesized by covalently bonding 3-P,P-diphenylphosphonium-propylsulfonate to silica gel. The resulting materials possess both a negatively charged sulfonate group and a positively charged quaternary phosphonium group, which means that there is no net charge over a wide pH range. The retention mechanism and chromatographic behavior of polar solutes under HILIC conditions were studied on these zwitterionic phases. Compared to the commercial ZIC-HILIC column and a bare silica gel stationary phase, the newly synthesized zwitterionic stationary phases provided greater retention, higher peak efficiency and better peak symmetry in the HILIC mode. The analytes examined included: β-blockers, nucleic acid bases and nucleosides, salicylic acid and its analogues, and water soluble vitamins. Factors, such as the type of organic modifiers, solvent composition, pH and the buffer concentration of the mobile phase, have been considered as potential variables for controlling the chromatographic retention of polar analytes.     

嘌呤衍生物在葫芦［6］脲单轮烷键合固定相上的色谱行为

在反相和正相色谱模式下,研究了几种嘌呤衍生物在葫芦［6］脲单轮烷键合硅胶固定相上的高效液相色谱行为,并在反相模式下与ODS固定相进行了比较,考察了流动相中甲醇含量、流动相pH值和离子强度对嘌呤化合物保留的影响。研究结果表明:在反相模式下,嘌呤化合物与葫芦［6］脲单轮烷键合相之间存在多种相互作用,除疏水作用外,分离过程中还存在与ODS不同的色谱分离机制。在正相条件下,多作用力的色谱分离机制同样存在。葫芦［6］脲单轮烷键合相与溶质之间存在疏水、氢键、π-π和偶极-偶极等多种作用力,协同作用提高了固定相对嘌呤化合物的分离选择性。     

高效液相苯胺甲基键合硅胶固定相的保留机理研究

 制备了 3种不同键合量的苯胺甲基键合硅胶固定相 ,分别在正、反相条件下研究了它们对芳烃及其极性、酸性、碱性取代衍生物的保留和分离选择性 ,探讨了该固定相的保留机理 ,并考察温度对溶质在具有不同键合量的固定相上保留的影响。结果表明 :苯胺甲基键合硅胶固定相对溶质的保留是疏水、π π、偶极 偶极和电荷转移等多种作用的结果 ,在反相模式中 ,疏水作用对溶质的保留起主要作用。     

大黄酸键合硅胶固定相的简便制备及色谱性能评价

以大黄酸为原料,γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(KH-550)为偶联剂,简便制备了一种新型羧基键合硅胶固定相(RBSP),并用红外光谱、热重分析及元素分析对其结构进行表征.考察了流动相中甲醇含量对键合固定相色谱性能的影响,并以含酸性、中性和碱性化合物的混合物为溶质,评价了RBSP的色谱性能.以甲醇-水为流动相,用C18柱作参比,研究了该键合硅胶作为HPLC固定相对两种大豆异黄酮化合物和几种生物碱基的分离,并对其色谱分离机理进行了初步探讨.实验结果表明,该固定相(RBSP)具有较好的反相色谱性能,同时由于键合相中含有酚羟基及酰胺基团,能为多种溶质提供作用位点,对极性化合物的分离具有明显优势,且分离速度快,可有效用于极性化合物的分离分析.     

Tetra‐proline‐modified calix[4]arene‐bonded silica stationary phase for simultaneous reversed‐phase/hydrophilic interaction mixed‐mode chromatography

A new water‐soluble tetra‐proline‐modified calix[4]arene‐bonded silica stationary phase was prepared straightforwardly by an indirect method and characterized by elemental analysis, energy dispersive Spectrometry, solid‐state ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Due to the simultaneous introduction of polar tetra‐proline and nonpolar calix[4]arene, the developed column possessing a double retention mode of reverse‐phase liquid chromatography and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. A series of hydrophobic and hydrophilic test samples, including nucleosides and nucleotides, amines, monosubstituted benzenes, chiral compounds, and phenols, were used to evaluate the developed stationary phase. A rapid separation capability, high separation efficiency, and selectivity were achieved based on the multiple interactions between solutes and tetra‐proline‐modified calix[4]arene‐bonded silica stationary phase. Moreover, the developed stationary phase was further used to detect and separate hexamethylenetetramine in rice flour. All the results indicated the potential merits of the developed stationary phase for simultaneous separation of complex hydrophobic and hydrophilic samples with high selectivity.     

Synthesis and characterization of new organometallic complexes bonded stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The preparation, characterization and potential liquid chromatographic applications of various organometallic iron complexes silica stationary phases are presented. These new supports are synthesized by covalently linking ferrocene, as well as some of its cationic derivatives, to appropriately derivatized silica support matrices. These columns exhibit moderate to high selectivity towards the separation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). A charge transfer retention mechanism has been proposed. A comparison with a reference stationary phase, 3,5-dinitrobenzamide (DNB), to quantify the acceptor power of the new stationary bonded phases, is also reported. Finally, the effect of varying the derivatives of the bonded metallocene on PAHs retention is discussed.     

Cholesteric bonded stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography: a comparative study of the chromatographic behavior

The properties of four cholesteric bonded stationary phases differing in the nature of the spacer and the end-capping were assessed using simple chromatographic tests based on the retention of nonpolar compounds and of planar or nonplanar probe solutes. All cholesteric columns showed a hydrophobicity close to that of conventional octadecyldimethylsilyl (ODS) materials. Non-end-capped cholesteric bonded phases showed greater selectivity than ODS ones and both end-capped cholesteric bonded phases exhibit behavior intermediate between that of the non-end-capped original material and that of the ODS bonded phase.     

Cyclofructan 6 based stationary phases for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography

New stationary phases for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) were synthesized by covalently attaching native cyclofructan 6 (CF6) to silica gel. The chromatographic characteristics of the new stationary phases were evaluated and compared to three different types of commercial HILIC columns. The CF6 columns produced considerably different retention and selectivity patterns for various classes of polar analytes, including nucleic acid compounds, xanthines, β-blockers, salicylic acid and its derivatives, and maltooligosaccharides. Univariate optimization approaches were examined including organic modifier (acetonitrile) contents and buffer pH and salt concentration. The thermodynamic characteristic of the CF6 stationary phase was investigated by considering the column temperature effect on retention and utilizing van't Hoff plots. CF6 based stationary phases appear to have exceptionally broad applicability for HILIC mode separations.     

Liquid chromatographic behavior of two alanine‐substituted calix[4]arene‐bonded silica gel stationary phases

Two new kinds of alanine‐substituted calix[4]arene stationary phases of 5,11,17,23‐p‐tert‐butyl‐25,27‐bis(l ‐alanine‐methylester‐N‐carbonyl‐methoxy)‐26,28‐dihyroxycalix[4]arene‐bonded silica gel stationary phase (BABS4) and 5, 11, 17, 23‐p‐tert‐butyl‐25,26,27,28‐tetra(l ‐alanine‐methylester‐N‐carbonyl‐methoxy)‐calix[4]arene‐bonded silica gel stationary phase (TABS4) were prepared and characterized in the present study. They were compared with each other and investigated in terms of their chromatographic performance by using polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, disubstituted benzene isomers, and mono‐substituted benzenes as solute probes. The results indicated that both BABS4 and TABS4 exhibited multiple interactions with analytes. In addition, the commonly used Tanaka characterization protocol for the evaluation of commercially available stationary phases was applied to evaluate the properties of these two new functionalized calixarene stationary phases. The Tanaka test results were compared with Zorbax Eclipse XDB C₁₈ and Kromasil phenyl columns, respectively. BABS4 has stronger hydrogen‐bonding capacity and ion‐exchange capacity than TABS4, and features weaker hydrophobicity and hydrophobic selectivity. Both of them behave similarly in stereoselectivity. Both BABS4 and TABS4 are weaker than C₁₈ and phenyl stationary phases in hydrophobicity and hydrophobic selectivity.     

多功能基和氮杂冠醚键合固定相的制备与鉴定

在全多孔微粒硅胶表面进行连续固－液相反应,制备氯丙基（ＣＰＳ）、乙二醇氨丙基（ＤＥＡＰ）、３－［氮杂１８－冠－６］－丙基（ＢＣＰ）键合固定相。采用有机元素分析、功能基分析、热分析、红外光谱和金属离子络合容量测定等对键合相进行鉴定和表征。化学和仪器分析结果表明,键合反应按预定路线进行。键合固定相具有各种色谱性能,其极性效应对分离选择性起重要作用。