High‐performance liquid chromatography separation of unsaturated organic compounds by a monolithic silica column embedded with silver nanoparticles

The optimization of a porous structure to ensure good separation performances is always a significant issue in high‐performance liquid chromatography column design. Recently we reported the homogeneous embedment of Ag nanoparticles in periodic mesoporous silica monolith and the application of such Ag nanoparticles embedded silica monolith for the high‐performance liquid chromatography separation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. However, the separation performance remains to be improved and the retention mechanism as compared with the Ag ion high‐performance liquid chromatography technique still needs to be clarified. In this research, Ag nanoparticles were introduced into a macro/mesoporous silica monolith with optimized pore parameters for high‐performance liquid chromatography separations. Baseline separation of benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and pyrene was achieved with the theoretical plate number for analyte naphthalene as 36 000 m^?1. Its separation function was further extended to cis/trans isomers of aromatic compounds where cis/trans stilbenes were chosen as a benchmark. Good separation of cis/trans‐stilbene with separation factor as 7 and theoretical plate number as 76 000 m^?1 for cis‐stilbene was obtained. The trans isomer, however, is retained more strongly, which contradicts the long‐ established retention rule of Ag ion chromatography. Such behavior of Ag nanoparticles embedded in a silica column can be attributed to the differences in the molecular geometric configuration of cis/trans stilbenes.     

Effect of preparatory conditions on the performance of photopolymerized sol-gel monoliths for capillary electrochromatography

We prepared different photopolymerized sol-gel (PSG) columns by varying the amount of monomer (methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane), porogen (toluene) and catalyst (hydrochloric acid) in the reaction solution containing a photoinitiator (Irgacure 1800). The effects of these variations on the chromatographic behavior of the PSG columns were studied. All of the columns studied exhibited reversed-phase character. The concentration of hydrochloric acid was important for the rigidity of the columns, although it did not affect the separation property. The ratio of monomer solution to porogen was a critical factor in controlling the through-pore size and the surface area of PSG, which were found to significantly affect the separation properties, such as permeability, theoretical plate number, retention time, and separation efficiency, of a mixture of test analytes-thiourea, benzene, and naphthalene. There was no change in the retention order for the test analytes. Short separation times were achieved on PSG columns made from a 10% monomer stock solution and 90% porogen with 1 M hydrochloric acid. Mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and alkylbenzenes were separated with theoretical plate numbers greater than 100 000 plates/m.     

Styrene‐N‐phenylacrylamide co‐polymer modified silica monolith particles with an optimized mixing ratio of monomers as a new stationary phase for the separation of peptides in high performance liquid chromatography

A stationary phase was prepared by chemical derivatization of the support particles with a layer of copolymer composed of styrene and N‐phenyl acrylamide. Silica monolith particles of ca. 2.6 µm (volume‐based average) have been prepared as the support particles by sol‐gel reaction followed by differential sedimentation. The particles were reacted with 3‐chloropropyl trimethoxysilane followed by sodium diethyldithiocarbamate to introduce an initiator moiety. Then, the copolymer layer was immobilized via reversible addition‐fragmentation transfer polymerization. The resultant phase was packed in glass‐lined stainless‐steel micro‐columns (1 x 150 mm) and evaluated for the separation of a mixture composed of five peptides (Trp‐Gly, Thr‐Tyr‐Ser, angiotensin I, isotocin and bradykinin). The effect of monomer mixing ratio (styrene versus N‐phenyl acrylamide) on the chromatographic separation efficiency of the stationary phase was examined. A number of theoretical plates (N) as high as 33 600 plates/column (224 000 plates/m, 4.46 µm plate height) was achieved using the column packed with the optimized stationary phase. The column‐to‐column reproducibility based on three columns packed with three different batches of stationary phase was found satisfactory in separation efficiency, retention factor, and asymmetry factor.     

3,4-二(3-苯氧基-4-氟苯基)-2,5-二苯基苯基接枝聚硅氧烷气相色谱固定相的合成与表征（英文）

合成了一种耐高温的3,4-二(3-苯氧基-4-氟苯基)-2,5-二苯基苯基接枝聚硅氧烷(DPFP)固定相,使用静态涂渍法将其涂渍到毛细管柱内壁上,制成气相色谱柱。分离裂解乙烯的色谱图显示DPFP固定相在360℃时仍具有良好的分离能力。DPFP固定相的柱效为3 324块/米(保留因子(k)4.24,萘,0.25 mm i.d.)。麦克雷诺常数计算结果显示DPFP固定相属中等极性。溶剂化参数模型结果显示DPFP固定相与溶质之间的主要作用力为偶极-诱导偶极作用力、氢键碱性作用力。Grob试剂分离结果显示DPFP色谱柱具有良好的选择性与惰性。另外,芳香族同分异构体、苯取代物、多环芳烃、脂肪酸酯及脂肪醇都得到了良好的分离,表明DPFP固定相在应用方面有巨大的潜力。     

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。     

A strong inorganic acid‐initiated methacrylate polymerization strategy for room temperature preparation of monolithic columns for capillary electrochromatography

A facile strong inorganic acid‐initiated methacrylate polymerization strategy was developed for fabricating monolithic columns at room temperature. The prepared monoliths were characterized by FTIR spectrometry, mercury intrusion porosimeter and SEM, while their performance was evaluated by CEC for the separation of various types of compounds including alkyl benzenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, anilines, and nitrophenol isomers. The column‐to‐column and batch‐to‐batch reproducibility for the prepared monoliths in terms of the RSD of EOF flow velocity, retention factor, and the minimum plate height of naphthalene ranged from 3.4 to 12.4%. The fabricated monoliths gave excellent performance for the separation of the test neutral compounds with the theoretical plates of 170 000–232 000 plates per meter for thiourea, and 77 400–112 300 plates per meter for naphthalene. The proposed strong inorganic acid‐initiated methacrylate polymerization strategy is a promising alternative for fabricating organic polymer‐based monoliths.     

Investigation of the low temperature effect in normal phase micro high performance liquid chromatography

The low temperature effect has been investigated on a set of three different silica-gel micro columns with FC-78 as eluent. An open tubular micro glass capillary, a packed micro glass capillary, and a packed micro teflon column were examined. Temperature dependences of separation factors and theoretical plate numbers were determined. It appears that a decrease in column temperature improves chromatographic selectivity while column efficiency decreases. The compensation temperatures were determined for these systems. The results suggest that the retention mechanism operative in the low temperature range is almost the same as that in the normal temperature range. However, the mechanism differs from that of reversed phase systems.     

Reducing Dimensionality in Principal Component Analysis – A Method Comparison

The retention time of 10 ring-substituted aniline derivatives was determined on six different reversed-phase stationary phases and the retention parameters log k, theoretical plate number (N) and asymmetry factor (F) were calculated for each analyte on each column. The similarities and differences among the stationary phase and analytes were assessed by principal component analysis coupled with nonlinear mapping and cluster analysis. Computations demonstrated that the retention characteristics of both the stationary phases and analytes markedly deviate from each other. Calculations indicated that the results considerably depend on the multivariate method applied, therefore, the employment of more than than one computation method and the critical comparison of the results is highly advocated.     

Physically adsorbed chiral stationary phase of avidin on monolithic silica column for capillary electrochromatography and capillary liquid chromatography

The physical adsorption method proposed previously has been successfully applied to a monolithic silica column. By virtue of the physical adsorption, a chiral stationary phase of avidin was prepared onto the silica monolith. The phase ratio of resulting stationary phase was evaluated with frontal analysis. The method proved to be comparable in phase ratio to the chemical bonding methods used in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Enantiomer separations were carried out in capillary electrochromatography (CEC) and capillary liquid chromatography (CLC) modes. Due to its larger phase ratio, the resulting column showed more powerful separation capability as compared to open-tubular CEC (OTCEC). Twelve chiral compounds were baseline-resolved. The resulting column showed high separation efficiency, with average theoretical plate numbers of 66 000/m for CLC and 122 000/m for CEC. Good reproducibility was observed, with RSD value less than 1.3% for retention time, retention factor and separation factor, and less than 6.6% for plate counts and resolution (n = 40). Fast separations were achieved with a short column. The test enantiomers were baseline-resolved within 4 min under CLC and CEC modes. In addition, field-enhanced sample injection (FESI) was coupled to CLC as well as CEC to improve the detection sensitivity.     

Using principal component analysis for the study of the retention behaviour of phenol derivatives under reversed-phase conditions

Summary The retention time of 11 ring-substituted phenol derivatives was measured on six different reversed-phase HPLC columns and the log k, theoretical plate number (N) and asymmetry factor (F) values were calculated for each solutes on each column. The similarities and dissimilarities among the columns and solutes were elucidated by principal component analysis followed with nonlinear mapping technique and cluster analysis. Calculations indicated that the retention characteristics of porous graphitized carbon stationary phase considerably deviate from those of octadecyl- and hexyl-coated silica, octadecyl-coated polystyrene-divinylbenzene polymer and polybutadiene-coated alumina. The differences among these columns were markedly smaller. The retention behaviour of aminophenols differed from those of other phenol derivatives proving the importance of molecular polarity in the retention. It was established that the mode of calculation slightly modifies the similarity and dissimilarity among the columns and solutes, therefore, the use of more than one calculation method is proposed.     

Novel Designs for Centrifugal Countercurrent chromatography: V. Comparative Studies on Performance of Various Column Configurations

The conventional toroidal coil in centrifugal countercurrent chromatography has a low level of stationary phase retention, since a half of each helical turn is entirely occupied by the mobile phase. In order to cope with this problem, several new column designs including zigzag, saw-tooth and figure-8 patterns have been introduced and their performance was compared in terms of retention of the stationary phase (Sf), peak resolution (Rs), theoretical plate number (N) and column pressures. Overall results of experiments indicate that the figure-8 column yields the highest Rs when the lower phase is used as the mobile phase. Since the column pressure of all these new columns are much lower than that in the traditional toroidal coil column, the separation efficiency can be improved using a long separation column without a risk of column damage by high back pressure.     

Titania-based stationary phase in separation of ondansetron and its related compounds

Improvements in stationary phase stability have been and remain a great task for research of new stationary phases. Metal oxide-based stationary phases appear as one of perspective alternatives to classical silica based stationary phases regarding to their similar effectiveness, different selectivity, different retention mechanism and mainly better chemical and thermal stability. In this study, the retention behaviour of ondansetron and its five pharmacopoeial impurities on TiO(2)-based reversed phase was investigated. The influence of buffer type, pH and concentration on retention was studied. Different types and amount of organic solvent in mobile phase were tested. The effect of temperature and flow rate on separation was investigated. The separation conditions were optimized and developed method validated. The retention parameters - retention time (t(R)), retention factor (k'), theoretical plate number (N), resolution between peaks due to nearby peaks (R(s)) and symmetry factor (A(s)) have been compared to parameters achieved on polybutadiene-coated zirconia column. The thermodynamic parameters of retention of analysed compounds - enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy - were calculated and compared to those achieved on polybutadiene-coated zirconia column. This work proves similarity of retention behaviour of ondansetron and its five related compounds on zirconia-based and titania-based stationary phases and potential utilisation of polyethylene covered TiO(2)-based reversed stationary phase as an alternative to polybutadiene-coated ZrO(2) stationary phase in pharmaceutical analysis of ondansetron.     

The fabrication of poly (polyethylene glycol diacrylate) monolithic porous layer open tubular (mono‐PLOT) columns and applications in hydrophilic interaction chromatography and capillary gas chromatography for small molecules

The easy shrinkage and swelling of polymer monolithic column when exposed to mobile phase with different polarity is a problem that cannot be ignored. To overcome this drawback, a convenient aqueous two‐phase polymerization approach was used to prepare poly (polyethylene glycol diacrylate, PEGDA) monolithic porous layer open tubular (mono‐PLOT) columns (150 μm). The poly(PEGDA) mono‐PLOT column with homogeneous polymer porous layer was synthesized successfully. A maximum plate number of 41,500 plates per meter for allyl thiourea was obtained under a velocity of 1.8 mm/s. Several kinds of polar molecule were separated on the proposed mono‐PLOT column and a typical hydrophilic interaction retention mechanism was observed. High speed separation of benzoic acids was also carried out, baseline separation of five benzoic acids was successfully achieved within 5 min with a 70 cm mono‐PLOT column at 50°C. Furthermore, the resulting PLOT column was also successfully applied to separate standard analytes of three DNA oxidative damage products and RNA‐modified nucleosides and four chlorophenols. At last, the column could separate alcohols, alkanes, and aromatic isomers via GC. It had more than 20,000 plates per meter for butanol – higher than commercial coatings open tubular columns.     

Preparation of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone-co-pentaerythritol triacrylate) monolithic column for hydrophilic interaction chromatography

A method for the preparation of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone-co-pentaerythritol triacrylate copolymerization)-based monolithic capillary column was reported for the separation of polar small molecular weight compounds with nano-liquid chromatography in hydrophilic interaction chromatography mode. The monolithic columns were prepared by in situ copolymerization of N-vinylpyrrolidone and a cross-linker pentaerythritol triacrylate in a binary porogenic agent consisting of methanol and water. The composition of the polymerization solution was systematically optimized in terms of column permeability, theoretical plate number, asymmetric factor, and retention factor. A typical hydrophilic chromatography retention mechanism was observed with a mobile phase composed of a high content of organic solvent. The preparation method is simple and robust, the precursor N-vinylpyrrolidone is chemically stable, cheap, and easily available. The N-vinylpyrrolidone-based hydrophilic interaction chromatography stationary phase displays satisfactory separation selectivity for a range of polar test analytes, including benzoic acid derivatives, nucleosides, and phenols.     

用强阴离子交换毛细管电色谱分离阴离子化合物

对阴离子性化合物在强阴离子交换毛细管电色谱中的保留行为进行了研究。发现样品中固定相上的吸附使样品的保留因子k^*变小,柱小的分离能力减小;而电压的增大,使酸性样品的k^*也增大,并且电压的改变也能改变分离的选择性;样品保留因子的对数值随着缓冲液离子强度的对数值的增大而线性减小;样品也强阴子交换毛细管电谱和毛细管区带电泳中有不同的保留行为。     

Preparation and characterization of monoliths covalently bonded chelating groups for capillary electrochromatographic separation of metal ions

In this work, a novel polymer-based monolithic column was prepared using an o-phthalaldehyde-l-phenylalanine Schiff base complex as the reactive center and a mixture of methanol and n-propanol as the porogen. The monolithic column was employed for the separation of a metal ion mixture including Pb(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Cr(III), Fe(III) and Cr(VI). Tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) was used as a mobile phase additive to enhance the separation efficiency of metal ions by EDTA precomplexation. Using a phosphate buffer (20 mM, pH 3.0), TBAB (10 mM), MeOH (15%, v/v), an applied voltage of −15 kV, and detection at 220 nm, the metal ion mixture was satisfactorily resolved. The average theoretical plate number was 17,900 plates/m. The separation was also carried out in the absence of TBAB, leading to dissimilar elution order and shorter retention time. The separation behavior of the monolithic column was also compared with that of the blank polymer. The unique properties of the monolithic column might be mediated by a combination of electrophoretic behavior and chromatographic retention involving hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, as well as ligand exchange.     

Molecular Imprinting of Cyclodextrin on Silica-Gel Support for the Stationary Phase of High-Performance-Liquid-Chromatography

By copolymerizing acryloyl cyclodextrin (CD) andN,N'-methylenebisacrylamide with vinylated silica-gel in the presence of a template in water,a thin layer of molecularly imprinted CD polymer was immobilized on a porous silica-gel support. This mechanically weak polymer was reinforced by the silica-gel andsuccessfully used as a stationary phase in high-performance-liquid-chromatography (HPLC). When L-Phe-L-Phe was the template, the polymer/silica-gel conjugate retainedL-Phe-L-Phe in the aqueous eluent more strongly than D-Phe-D-Phe. As expected, the D-Phe-D-Phe-imprinted polymer retained D-Phe-D-Phe more strongly than L-Phe-L-Phe. Selective separation of antibiotics was also achieved by thepolymer/silica-gel conjugate. Molecularly imprinted CD polymer, immobilizedon silica-gel, is an eminent stationary phase for HPLC in water.     

Effects of trimethylsilylation of copper(II)-phthalocyanine sulfonyl-aminopropyl silica gels on the separation of pi-electron-rich compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography.

As an attempt to elucidate the factor(s) responsible for the poor performance of a copper(II)-phthalocyanine aminopropylsilica gels (CU-PCSD) column for HPLC, the silanol and/or amino groups remaining on Cu-PCSD were endcapped with trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) or N-trimethylsilylimidazole (TMSI). The trimethylsilylated Cu-PCS(D)S (Cu-PCSD-TMCS and -TMSI) were investigated concerning their performance as an HPLC-stationary phase in the separation of pi-electron-rich polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), such as mutagenic anthracene and pyrene. As a result, trimethylsilylation with TMSI, which reacts only with silanol-groups, was not effective to improve the column efficiency. In contrast, trimethylsilylation by TMCS, which reacts with both the silanol- and amino-groups, improved the theoretical plate numbers (N) for PAHs separation with the Cu-PCS(D) column, indicating that the low N values on the Cu-PCSD column were caused by electrostatic interactions between PAHs and the remaining amino-groups on Cu-PCS(D). Furthermore, the retention data of mutagenic heterocyclic amines (HCAs) indicated that the remaining amino groups interact with the polar groups of HCAs.     

吸附固定相开管毛细管电色谱方法的建立（英文）

 首次将管壁吸附作用作为开管毛细管电色谱固定相制备的推动力,成功地建立了称为“吸附固定相开管毛细管电色谱”的一种新方法。原理是：选择合适的条件,让荷正电的化合物在毛细管管壁上充分吸附,直接用吸附层作为固定相。目前,已有数类化合物被用作固定相物质,其中包括阳离子表面活性剂如十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）、碱性蛋白质如溶菌酶和细胞色素C、碱性小肽如赖氨酸-酪氨酸和赖氨酸-丝氨酸-酪氨酸、以及碱性氨基酸如L-赖氨酸。CTAB吸附固定相用于分离电中性化合物,其它吸附固定相用于手性分离。     

Influence of the carrier gas on retention factors of gaseous hydrocarbons on polytrimethylsilylpropyne using capillary gas chromatography

The retention factor and height equivalent of a theoretical plate for gaseous hydrocarbons C₁—C₄ were studied on capillary columns with the layer of the new polymeric adsorbent polytrimethylsilylpropyne (PTMSP) as functions of the nature and pressure of the carrier gas. The retention factor k increases in the series helium < nitrogen < carbon dioxide. The k values depend linearly on the average pressure of the carrier gas in a capillary column with the adsorption PTMSP layer.