Comparison of Analytical Properties of Two Liquid Crystalline Stationary Phases by Capillary GC

Two related novel liquid crystals used as gas chromatographic stationary phases were evaluated for their analytical properties and separation capabilities, 2-(1-ethyloctyloxy)-4-(4′-(4-butoxybenzoyloxy)-benzoyloxy)-4′-ethyl-azobenzene (LCC) and azo-(4-ethylbenzyl)-3-(2-(1-ethyloctyloxy)-4-(4-(4-butyloxybenzoyloxy)benzoyloxy)pyridino (LCN). The thermal properties of LCC and LCN were established with differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. The comparative study of the retention behavior for the both liquid crystals was also reported. The study of the chromatographic performance of a column coated with liquid crystals in the solid, nematic and liquid state was done using a series of appropriate solutes. The mesogenic compounds exhibit interesting separation for some positional and geometrical isomers in aromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, volatile aromatic compounds and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.     

Selectivity and thermodynamics of the dissolution of structural isomers in the stationary phases based on nematic 4-ethyloxy-4′-(ω-hydroxyalkoxy)azo- and azoxybenzenes

Gas chromatography was used to study of the retention of xylene, methylanisole, and lutidine on stationary phases based on nematic 4-ehtyloxy-4′-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)azobenzene, 4-ethyloxy-4′(3-hydroxypropyloxy)azobenzene, and 4-ethyloxy-4′-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)azobenzene. A thermodynamic explanation of the structural selectivity of the liquid-crystalline phases of the considered compounds is proposed.     

Étude par chromatographie en phase gazeuse de nouveaux composés cristaux liquides nématiques à chaîne latérale

The analytic performances of three stationary phases ‘liquid crystal’ to side chain have been presented. Mesogenic compounds studied in this work are:– 3-CH₃: 2-(3-methylbenzyloxy)-3-n-hexyloxy-4-(4-chlorobenzoyloxy)-4’-(4-methyl benzoyloxy)-azobenzene;– 4-CH₃: 2-(4-methylbenzyloxy)-3-n-hexyloxy-4-(4-chlorobenzoyloxy)-4’-(4-methyl benzoyloxy)-azobenzene;– 3-Cl : 2-(3-chlorobenzyloxy)-3-n-hexyloxy-4-(4-chlorobenzoyloxy)-4’-(4-methyl benzoyloxy)-azobenzene.The originality of these three compounds is essentially due to the presence of a substituted benzyloxy group, more voluminous, which is close to the n-hexyloxy flexible chain. Retention properties of these new liquid crystals have been characterised by the capillary column treated and impregnated according to the dynamic method. The position, ortho or para, of the methyl group on benzyloxy does not interfere significantly on the retention mechanism. In the case of the replacement of the methyl group by a halogen atom (chlorine), we noticed a radical change of the retention properties.     

Influence of the lateral alkoxy chain length on the gas chromatographic properties of five liquid crystals

The gas Chromatographic properties of five laterally substituted liquid crystals are the subject of a comparative study. These liquid crystals belong to the homologous series: 2-alkoxy-3-methyl-4-(4-ethoxybenzoyl-oxy)-4′-(4-trans-n-pentyclcyclohexanecarboxyloxy) azobenzene, referred to as ALn, where n, the carbon number in the lateral alkoxy chain, is equal to 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 carbon atoms. Their thermal properties were established by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). It appears that the introduction of a lateral alkoxy chain affects the nematic temperature range which decreases when the carbon number increases. The chromatographic separation abilities of AL4, AL6, AL8, AL10, and AL12 were studied using capillary glass columns. The five liquid cystals are efficient before and after solid-nematic or nematic-liquid transitions; however, the plate numbers are higher in the nematic state. Interesting analytical properties were noted in various fields: iisomeric separation of alkanes, aromatics, polyaromatics, volatile aroma compounds, and cis and trans isomers. However, the chain length does not exert any great influence on the separation abilities.     

Phototropic molecules. 3. Complexation between alkali metal ions andtrans- andcis p,p′-bis(polyether) azobenzenes

Three polyether complexing agents were prepared whose shapes could be photochemically altered by means of an azobenzene fragment incorporated into the middle of the polyether chain. The compounds are 1, bis-4,4-[2-(methoxyethoxy)acetamido]azobenzene,2, bis-4,4-[2-(1,3-dimethoxy-2-propoxy)acetamido]azobenzene and3,bis-4,4-{2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetamido}azobenzene. Extraction equilibrium constants,K _EXT, for the extraction of Li⁺, Na⁺ K⁺, and Cs⁺ ions from water into an organic solvent were measured for these three agents under irradiation and in the dark. Compounds1 and2 were found to give substantially larger KExT values on irradiation than in the dark. TheK(light)/K(dark) ratios for the three compounds ranged from 0.47 to 16.6.For part 2 see ref. [1]     

Gas chromatographic study of the thermal and analytical properties of a nematic luquid crystal and its cupric complex

The nematic compound N-4-(2′-(4″-dodecyloxybenzoyloxy)-4′-do-decyloxy)azobenzenyl-4-dodecyloxysalicylideneimine, known as LH, and its cupric complex, bis[N-4-(2′-(4″-dodecyloxybenzoyloxy)-4′-dodecyloxy)azobenzenyl-4-dodecyloxysalicylidene]iminato of copper (II), known as CuL₂ have been used as stationary phases for gas chromatography. The thermal properties of LH and CuL₂ have been determined with conventional metal columns, using n-alkanes as solute probes. Plots of In V⁰_g against 1/T clearly show the temperature transitions of LH and CuL₂. The analytical capabilities of the two stationary phases were established by use of 25 m glass capillary columns. Satisfactory separations were obtained for positional hydrocarbon and halocarbon isomers, aromatic and polyaromatic compounds, and volatile essential oil constitutents.     

The role of β-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin in the secondary chemical equilibria associated to the separation of β-carbolines by HPLC

The use of cyclodextrins (CDs) in HPLC as mobile phase additives provides a flexible alternative for the separation of chemically related compounds because these separations can be performed on conventional columns and are economically advantageous over the use of chiral stationary phases. The present paper describes the influence of the presence of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβ-CD) on the separation of the β-carboline alkaloids norharmane, harmane and harmine. The nature of the stationary phase (reverse phases C₁ and C₁₈) affects the chromatographic separations and also the stability of the inclusion complexes that are developed. The changes in the proportion of the organic solvents at constant concentration of CDs (3 mM for β-CD and 15 mM for HPβ-CD) modify the retention factors (k′) for all alkaloids studied. The nature of the organic solvent in the mobile phase also changes the chromatographic parameters. The logarithm of the capacity factor (k′) is linearly increased with the proportion of water in the hydro-organic mobile phase (ethanolic or methanolic) but the slopes obtained vary depending on the CD added to the mobile phase. The role of competitive equilibria, i.e., chromatographic distribution and inclusion complexes formation is discussed. This paper was presented at XIIIth International Cyclodextrin Symposium. Torino, Italy, May, 14–17, 2006     

Cyclodextrins with heterocyclic substitution as GC stationary phases

Summary Two new cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives, heptakis{2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-[3′-(2″-chloro-4″,5″-dioxylmethene)-phenyl-5′-iso-oxazolylmethyl]}-β-CD (CD I) and heptakis{2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-[3′-(2″-chloro)-phenyl-5′-iso-oxazolylmethyl]}-β-CD (CD II) were synthesized and coated on fused-silica capillary columns. Their chromatographic characteristics, including column efficiency, polarity, selectivity and phase transition were studied and compared with similar β-CD stationary phases. It was found that the heterocycle group has a significant effect on the selectivity of the CD stationary phases. Both stationary phases can be successfully used to separate many di- and trisubstituted benzene positional isomers and show stronger separation ability in separating low-polarity benzene positional isomers than other β-CD stationary phases.     

Chromatographic separation and enantiomeric resolution of flurbiprofen and its major metabolites

Summary The chromatographic separation and resolution of the enantiomers of flurbiprofen and its two major metabolites, 4′-hydroxyflurbiprofen and 3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyflurbiprofen was investigated using four different approaches: reversed-phase HPLC after pre-column derivatization with (R)-1-(naphthen-1-yl)ethylamine; reversed-phase HPLC using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin as a chiral mobile phase additive; chiral-phase HPLC using either an α₁-acid glycoprotein CSP (Chiral-AGP) or an amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) CSP (Chiralpak AD). Of all the approaches, only the direct method using the Chiralpak AD CSP demonstrated separation and enantiomeric resolution of all three analytes within an acceptable run time of 45 minutes. Enantiomeric resolution values of 1.67,3.67 and 3.44 were obtained for flurbiprofen, 4′-hydroxyflurbiprofen and 3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyflurbiprofen respectively. Semi-preparative isolation of the individual enantiomers of both metabolites, followed by CD analysis, revealed that the elution order on the AD CSP wasR-beforeS-enantiomer for both metabolites and the same as that observed for flurbiprofen. The metabolite elution order was subsequently confirmed on the analysis of urine samples obtained from a healthy volunteer following oral administration of the individual drug enantiomers.     

A comparison of the direct and indirect LC methods for separating enantiomers of unusual glycine and alanine amino acid analogues

Summary Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic methods were developed for the separation of the enantiomers of five glycine and twelve alanine analogues. The enantioselective separation involved two methods. The direct separations were performed on chiral stationary phases containing a macrocyclic glycopeptide antibiotic: teicoplanin (Chirobiotic T column), ristocetin A (Chirobiotic R column) or chiral crown ether (Crownpak CR(+) column). The indirect methods involved pre-column derivatization with the chiral derivatizing agents 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate andN-α-(2,4-dinitro-5-fluorophenyl)-L-alaninamide (Marfey's reagent). The different methods were compared in systematic chromatographic examinations. The effects of organic modifier content, mobile phase composition, pH and flow rate on the separation were investigated. Presented at Balaton Symposium '01 on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 2–4, 2001     

Spectroscopic characterization of halogen- and cyano-substituted pyridinevinylenes synthesized without catalyst or solvent

An efficient Knoevenagel route using green chemistry conditions was applied for the synthesis of halogen- and cyano- substituted pyridinevinylene compounds. Absorption and fluorescence emission spectra of these conjugated compounds were recorded and compared in order to evaluate the effect of substituents on the electronic properties of pyridinevinylene compounds. The substituents studied were terminal Cl and F, two or three aromatic rings, as well as a cyano group attached to a C=C double bond. The compounds synthesized are: (E)-2-(4-fluorostyryl)pyridine, (E)-2-(4-chlorostyryl)pyridine, (E)-4-(4-chlorostyryl)pyridine, 2,3-diphenylacrylonitrile, 3-phenyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylonitrile, 3-phenyl-2-(pyridin-3-yl)acrylonitrile, 2-phenyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylonitrile, 3,3′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(2-phenylacrylonitrile), 3,3′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(2-(pyridin-2-yl)acrylonitrile), and 3,3′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(2-(pyridin-3-yl)acrylonitrile). The solvent-free method used in this work allows obtaining each compound by controlling the reaction temperature. The compounds were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and 1H-NMR spectroscopy.     

Properties of microdispersed sintered nanodiamonds as a stationary phase for normal-phase high performance liquid chromatography

The chromatographic properties of microdispersed sintered nanodiamonds (MSND) are studied under conditions of normal-phase HPLC. The retention characteristics of 30 substances representing four classes of aromatic compounds including monoalkylbenzenes, polymethylbenzenes, di-n-alkyl phthalates and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in n-alkane mobile phases have been measured. The selectivity of MSND was compared with literature data for other common adsorbents including silica gel, alumina and porous graphitic carbon (PGC). MSND shows the distinctive adsorption properties especially in a stronger retention of aromatic hydrocarbons and in the better selectivity of the separation of geometric isomers. The significant improvement in separation efficiency up to 45,300 theoretical plates per meter, was achieved for the first time for the columns packed with diamond related materials (DRM).     

Thioureidoquinazolin-4(3H)-ones

3-(N′, N′-Dialkylthioureido)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones prepared by the reaction of 3-aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one with thiuram disulfides undergo the previously, unknown acid-induced recyclization to give the corresponding 5-(2-aminophenyl)-2-dialkylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles. The structures of the products obtained were confirmed by IR and¹H and¹³C NMR data. A plausible mechanism of the recyclization is discussed.     

Analysis of volatile compounds of wild gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) by simultaneous distillation–extraction (SDE) and GC–MS

The volatile compounds of wild gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) were analyzed by sensory and instrumental analyses. Simultaneous distillation and extraction (SDE) with dichloromethane were used for extraction of volatile components. According to sensory analysis, the aromatic extract obtained by SDE was representative of sea bream odour. A total of 46 compounds were identified and quantified in sea bream. Aldehydes and alcohols were the most dominant volatiles in sea bream, as they accounted for the largest proportion. Hexanal, heptanal, nonanal, (Z)-4-heptenal, octanal, (E)-2-nonenal, decanal, benzenacetaldehyde, (E,E)-2,4-decadienal, 1-octen-3-ol and (E)-1,5-octadien-3-ol were potent aroma compounds on the basis of odour activity values (OAVs). Within these, decanal (OAV: 1110) and (E)-2-nonenal (OAV: 447.5) were the most powerful contributors to the aroma of the sea bream.     

High-Performance liquid chromatographic separation of enantiomers of unusual amino acids possessing cycloalkane or cycloalkene skeletons on a chiral crown ether containing stationary phase

Summary Direct reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic methods were developed for the separation and identification of the enantiomers of mono- and bicyclic racemic β-amino acids:cis- andtrans-2-aminocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acids,cis- andtrans-2-aminocyclohexane-1-carboxylic acids,cis- andtrans-2-amino-4-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acids,diendo- anddiexo-3-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acids anddiendo- anddiexo-3-amino-5-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene-2-carboxylic acids. Enantioseparation was carried out by the application of a chiral stationary phase, Crownpak CR(+). The conditions of separation were optimized by changing the temperature, the flow rate and the pH of the mobile phase. Presented at: Balaton Symposium on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 3–5, 1997.     

Liquid crystalline behavior and fluorescent property of calix[4]arene containing azobenzene photochromic group

The reaction of 4′-hydroxy-4-methyl azobenzene (1) and 1,6-dibromohexane afforded 6-bromo-1-((4-((4-met hylphenyl)azo)phenyl)oxy)hexane (2), which further reacted with p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene to give the calix[4]arene derivative (3) whose lower rim had been modified by the azobenzene photochromic group. The structure of 3 was characterized by ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The fluorescence intensity of compound 3 was two to four times higher than that of compounds 1 and 2 as the azobenzene group concentration in the range of 1.6 × 10⁻⁵ to 8.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L, indicating that the fluorescence quantum yield of the azobenzene group had been improved through being attached to the calix[4]arene skeleton. The liquid crystalline behavior of compound 3 was studied by polarized microscopy (POM) and differential scan calorimeter (DSC). Compound 3 exhibited the enchased texture of a smectic liquid crystal from 209.4°C to 219.5°C on heating, while 2 exhibited a liquid crystalline phase from 87.4 to 83.2°C on cooling. It was found that the calix[4]arene skeleton was a good platform for conformation immobilization of azobenzene photochromic group and the formation of liquid crystalline. Translated from Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2006, 23(9): 1023–1026 [译自: 应用化学]     

Palladium-catalyzed amination in the synthesis of macrocyclic compounds containing 1,3-disubstituted adamantane fragments

Palladium-catalyzed amination of 1,3-dibromobenzene, 2,6-dibromopyridine, 3,3′-dibromobiphenyl, 2,7-dibromonaphthalene, and 1,8-dichloroanthracene with an equimolar amount of 2,2′-(adamantane-1,3-diyl)diethanamine resulted in the formation of macrocyclic compounds containing one or several adamantane and one or several aromatic fragments. The reactions of 2,2′-(adamantane-1,3-diyl)diethanamine with excess 1,3-dibromobenzene, 2,6-dibromopyridine, 1,8-dichloroanthracene, and 1,8-dichloroanthraquinone gave the corresponding N,N′-diaryl derivatives. Polyaza macrocycles incorporating adamantane, aromatic, and 4,7,10-trioxatridecane-1,13-diamine fragments, were obtained by palladium-catalyzed amination of the N,N′-diaryl derivatives with 4,7,10-trioxatridecane-1,13-diamine.     

Structure-kinetics relations holding in the amination of six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds

Relative rates of the amination of 3-X- and 4-X-substituted pyridines (X = H, 3-Me, 4-Me, 3-F₃C, 3-CN, 4-CN, 3-Cl, 3-Br, 4-MeO, 4-Me₂N), pyrazine, quinoline, isoquinoline, 2,2′- and 4,4′-bipyridines, and 1,10-phenanthroline with O-mesitylenesulfonylhydroxylamine were estimated by NMR spectroscopy. Correlations were found between logarithms of the relative amination rate constants and substituent constants σ or σ_I and σ_R for X-substituted pyridines. A wide series of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds turned out to fit correlations between logarithms of the relative amination rate constants, on the one hand, and relative stabilities of N-aminoazinium cations, energies of activation of the amination process, and gas-phase proton affinities, calculated by the DFT/PBE/3z and DFT/B3LYP/L2 methods, on the other.     

Synthesis of a new liquid crystal, 4-[(4-chlorobenzyl)oxy]-4′-cyanoazobenzene and its use as stationary phase in gas-chromatography

Summary The separation ofm-, p-, o- xylenes andm-, p- ethyltoluenes was studied on a packed column with 2,5% of 4-[(4-chlorobenzyl)oxy]-4′-cyanoazobenzene (CBOCA) on Chromosorb W HP 100–120 mesh. The synthesis and study of the mesomorphic behaviour of CBOCA are presented. Temperature range for the separation ofm-, p-, o- xylenes (in this order of elution) is 125–85°C, at cooling. The best separation was achieved at about 90°C. The separation temperature domain ofm-ethyltoluene fromp- ethyltoluene is 160–85°C.     

Two new isomeric lignans from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eusideroxylon zwageri</Emphasis>

Two new lignans were isolated with two other known compounds, eusiderin A and eusiderin I, from Eusideroxylon zwageri (billian). The two new lignans have isomeric structure. The structures of the new lignans were determined to be (2R,3R,4S)-2,3-dimethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethoxy (3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzene)-1,5-dihydroxytetralin and (2R,3S,4S)-2,3-dimethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethoxy(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzene)-1,5-dihydroxytetralin. Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 303–305, May–June, 2009.