Retention of ionizable compounds on HPLC. Modelling retention for neutral and ionizable compounds by linear solvation energy relationships

Summary A global LSER model that relates HPLC retention to mobile phase composition and pH is tested for a varied group of solutes, both neutral and ionizable, in a polymeric column and methanol-water mobile phases. It is compared to the local LSER model developed only for a given mobile phase, i.e., a fixed organic modifier content, and to the global LSER model set only for neutral solutes. The global LSER model for neutral and ionizable solutes requires a few supplementary parameters over the other models tested, but it accounts for retention under any experimental conditions for a given column and methanol-water mobile phases, describing properly the interactions established in the HPLC system (hydrophobicity, hydrogen-bond acidity and basicity, dipolarity/polarizability…). This paper is number 13 of a series with the same general title: “Retention of Ionizable Compounds on HPLC” published in various journals.     

Modeling the effects of type and concentration of organic modifiers, column type and chemical structure of analytes on the retention in reversed phase liquid chromatography using a single model

A previously proposed model for representing the retention factor (k) of an analyte in mixed solvent mobile phases was extended to calculate the k of different analytes with respect to the nature of analyte, organic modifier, its concentration and type of the stationary phase. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by calculating mean percentage deviation (MPD) as accuracy criterion. The predicted vs. observed plots were also provided as goodness of fit criteria. The developed model prediction capability compared with a number of previous models (i.e. LSER, general LSER and Oscik equation) through MPD and fitting plots. The proposed method provided acceptable predictions with the advantage of modeling the effects of organic modifiers, mobile phase compositions, columns and analytes using a single equation. The accuracy of developed model was checked using the one column and one analyte out cross validation analyses and the results showed that the developed model was able to predict the unknown analyte retention and the analytes retentions on unknown column accurately.     

Phenylaminopropyl silica--a new specific stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography of phenols

The chromatographic properties of a new stationary phase, phenylaminopropyl silica (PhA-silica), containing phenylaminopropyl residues covalently bonded to the silica surface were studied. The presence of secondary amino groups, phenyl rings and alkyl linkers in the attached molecule makes it especially suitable for the separation of phenols by mixed mode retention mechanism including a combination of hydrogen-bonding, hydrophobic, electrostatic and pi-pi interactions with the stationary phase. The effects of mobile phase pH, ionic strength, nature and concentration of organic modifier on the retention of phenols on PhA-silica were investigated under conditions of reversed-phase HPLC. To elucidate the role of the amino group in the attached molecule in retention of phenols the selectivity of PhA-silica was compared with that obtained for phenylpropyl silica in the framework of a linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) model. The isocratic separation of phenol, and its nine methyl-, chloro- and nitro-substituted derivatives was achieved on a 150x4.6 mm I.D. chromatographic column packed with 7 microm particles of PhA-silica.     

Characterization of a novel pyridinium bromide surface confined ionic liquid stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography under normal phase conditions via linear solvation energy relationships

Utilizing linear solvation free energy relationship methodology, a novel pyridinium bromide surface confined ionic liquid (SCIL) stationary phase was characterized under normal phase high-performance liquid chromatographic conditions. A limited set of neutral aromatic probe solutes were utilized to rapidly assess the utility of the LSER model, using mobile phases of hexane modified with 2-propanol. The excellent correlation of the global fit across the mobile phase composition range used in this study for the experimental and calculated retention values (R(2)=0.994) indicates that the LSER model is an appropriate model of characterizing this polar bonded phase under normal phase conditions. For a limited subset of compounds, retention on the pyridinium bromide SCIL stationary phase is more highly correlated with that obtained on a cyano column than on a diol column under NP conditions.     

Analysis of selected ionic liquid cations by ion exchange chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

The chromatographic behavior of 8 ionic liquids - 7 homologues of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium and 4-methyl-N-butylpyridinium - has been investigated with a strong cation exchange adsorbent. In particular, the dependence of the retention properties of these solutes on mobile phase composition, pH, and buffer concentration was evaluated with the aim of optimizing and improving the selectivity and retention of solute separation. While using the SCX stationary phase, several interactions occurred with varying strengths, depending on the mobile phase composition. Cation exchange, nonspecific hydrophobic interactions, and adsorption chromatography behavior were observed. Reversed phase chromatography occurred at low concentrations of acetonitrile, electrostatic and adsorption interactions at higher organic modifier concentrations. Elevated buffer concentrations lowered the retention factors without affecting the selectivity of ionic liquids. Obtained results were further compared to the chromatographic behaviour of ionic liquids in the reversed phase system. All analyzed ionic liquids follow reversed-phase behavior while being separated. Much lower selectivity in the range of highly hydrophilic compounds is obtained. This suggests preferred use of ion chromatography for separation and analysis of compounds below 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl side chain.     

Characterization of surface-confined ionic liquid stationary phases: impact of cation and anion identity on retention

A series of surface-confined ionic liquid (SCIL) stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography were synthesized in-house. The synthesized phases were characterized by the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) method to determine the effect of residual linking ligands and the role of the cation and the anion on retention. Statistical analysis was utilized to determine whether the system coefficients returned from multiple linear regression analysis of chromatographic retention data for a set of 28 neutral aromatic probe solutes were significantly different. Examination of the energetics of retention via κ−κ plots agrees with the results obtained from the LSER analysis. Residual linking ligands were determined to contribute reversed-phase-type retention character to the chromatographic system. Furthermore, retention on the SCIL phases was observed to be more profoundly affected by the identity of the anion than by that of the cation.     

Study of the Effect of Mobile Phase Additives on Retention in Reversed Phase HPLC Using Linear Solvation Energy Relationships

Linear solvation energy relationships (LSERs) were used to delineate which specific intermolecular interactions are responsible for changes in retention for a variety of well characterized analytes when acidic and basic additives were used in reversed phase HPLC. The effects of trifluoroacetic acid, triethylamine and a combination of trifluoroacetic acid and triethylamine on the LSERs were compared to those observed in the absence of additives. These effects were examined using four different mobile phase modifiers and five different stationary phases. Trifluoroacetic acid alone and in combination with triethylamine produced LSER regression coefficients nearly identical to those obtained with no additive present in the mobile phase. Triethylamine alone produced different LSER regression coefficients from the other systems unless the mobile phase contained trifluoroethanol as the mobile phase modifier, or the stationary phase consisted of a polymeric support.     

离子液体作添加剂对高效液相色谱分离植物激素的影响

探讨了以离子液体作为液相色谱流动相添加剂,对植物激素赤霉素GA3、生长素IAA和脱落酸ABA的分离的影响,以及离子液体的烷烃链长度,阴离子及离子液体的浓度对分离的影响。结果表明:咪唑阳离子和植物激素通过静电作用而保留;植物激素本身的pKa值影响其保留因子,pKa值增大,离子液体浓度对植物激素保留因子影响增大;另外随[BMIM]对应的阴离子电负性的减小,植物激素的保留因子明显地增大;同时植物激素的空间位阻也影响其分离。     

Activity coefficients at infinite dilution of organic compounds in 1-(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide using inverse gas chromatography

Activity coefficients at infinite dilution, gammainfinity, of organic compounds in two new room-temperature ionic liquids (n-methacryloyloxyhexyl-N-methylimidazolium bromide (C10H17O2MIM)(Br) at 313.15 and 323.15 K and n-acryloyloxypropyl-N-methylimidazolium bromide(C6H11O2MIM)(Br)) were determined using inverse gas chromatography. Phase loading studies of the net retention volume per gram of packing as a function of the percent phase loading were used to estimate the influence of concurrent retention mechanisms on the accuracy of activity coefficients at infinite dilution of solutes in both ionic liquids. It was found that most of the solutes were retained largely by partition with a small contribution from adsorption and that n-alkanes were retained predominantly by interfacial adsorption on ionic liquids studied in this work. The solvation characteristics of the two ionic liquids were evaluated using the Abraham solvation parameter model.     

Modelling of ceramide interactions with porous graphite carbon in non-aqueous liquid chromatography

Interactions of solutes on porous graphitic carbon (PGC) with non-aqueous mobile phases are studied by the linear solvation energy relationship (LSER). Studies have been carried out with eight binary mixtures composed of a weak solvent (acetonitrile or methanol) and a strong solvent (tetrahydrofuran, n-butanol, CH2Cl2, 1,1,2-trichloro-2,2,1-trifluoroethane). The systematic analysis of a set of test compounds was performed for each solvent mixture in isocratic mode (50:50). The results were compared to those obtained on PGC with hydro-organic liquids and supercritical fluids. They were then correlated with the observed retention behaviour of lipid compounds, more particularly ceramides.     

Identification of ionic liquid components by RP‐HPLC with diode array detector using chaotropic effect and perturbation technique

Sodium hexafluorophosphate, perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate were applied as the ion‐pair reagents in reversed‐phase chromatography of several imidazolium‐based ionic liquids. The optimization of the retention was performed by changing the kind of organic modifier (methanol, acetonitrile), concentration and the kind of the ion‐pair reagents in the mobile phase and the column kind (Zorbax SB‐C18, Zorbax SB‐Phenyl, Zorbax SB‐CN, Zorbax SB‐NH₂ and Supelcosil LC‐F). The selectivity of the proposed chromatographic systems according to the cation kind was compared on the basis of the resolution of ionic liquid mixture. The perturbation method was applied to identify the anion kind. The formation of ion‐associated complexes between promethazine as counter‐cation and chaotropic anions controlling their retention was confirmed.     

Isolation and purification of alkaloids from lotus leaves by ionic‐liquid‐modified high‐speed countercurrent chromatography

An effective high‐speed countercurrent chromatography method was successfully established by using ionic liquids as the modifier of the two‐phase solvent system. Adding a small amount of ionic liquids significantly shortens the separation time and improves the separation efficiency. The conditions of ionic‐liquid‐modified high‐speed countercurrent chromatography including solvent systems, types and content of added ionic liquids, and ionic liquids posttreatment were investigated. The established method was successfully applied to separate alkaloids from lotus leaves using a two‐phase solvent system composed of petroleum ether/ethyl acetate/methanol/water/[C₄mim][BF₄] (1:5:1:5:0.15, v/v/v/v/v). Four alkaloids pronuciferine (1.7 mg), N‐nornuciferine (4.3 mg), nuciferine (3.1 mg), and roemerine (2.1 mg) were obtained with the purities of 90.53, 92.25, 99.86, and 98.63%, respectively, from 100 mg crude extract of lotus leaves. The results indicated that the ionic‐liquid‐modified high‐speed countercurrent chromatography method was suitable for alkaloid separation from lotus leaves and would be a promising method for the separation of alkaloids from other natural products.     

Effects of organic modifiers on retention mechanism and selectivity in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography studied by linear solvation energy relationships

The effects of six organic modifiers (urea, methanol, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile and 2-propanol) on the retention mechanism and separation selectivity of the bulk buffer in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles as pseudo-stationary phase have been investigated through linear solvation energy relationships (LSERs). It is found that the retention value in MECC systems with or without organic modifier is primarily dependent on the solvophobic interaction and the hydrogen bonding interaction with the solute as proton acceptor, while the dipolar interaction and the hydrogen bonding interaction with the solute as proton donor play minor roles. The effects of the organic modifiers on the solvophobic, dipolar and hydrogen bonding interactions are evaluated in terms of the relationship between regression coefficient of the LSER equations and the modifier concentration. The variations of the solvophobic interaction and the dipolar interaction with change of the modifier concentration can be approximately explained using the solubility parameter and the dipolarity/polarizability parameter of the organic modifier, respectively. However, the relationships between the hydrogen bond acidity and basicity of the bulk buffer and the organic modifiers are rather complicated. Those results may be caused from the displacement of organic modifiers to the water adsorbed on the micellar surface as well as changes in the acidity and basicity of the bulk buffer with the addition of organic modifiers. In addition, it is found that the phase ratio is influenced significantly by the use of organic modifier.     

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography for separation and quantification of selected room-temperature ionic liquids

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is an alternative technique to ion pairing-reversed-phase liquid chromatography (IP-RPLC) and classical RPLC for separation of alkylimidazolium room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). Particularly, HILIC offers better retention and selectivity for short-chains RTILs imidazolium compounds. HILIC mechanisms were investigated by studying the influence of organic modifier content and salt concentration in the mobile phase. HILIC method was validated by quantifying 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation (BMIM) degradation under gamma radiation at 2.5MGy. Development of separative reproducible analytical methods, including for low concentration, applicable to RTILs are today mandatory to improve RTILs chemistry.