Micellar liquid chromatography for enantioseparation of β-adrenolytics using (S)-ketoprofen-based reagents

Micellar liquid chromatographic method has been developed for enantioseparation of four β-adrenolytics, namely, (RS)-salbutamol, (RS)-carvedilol, (RS)-bisoprolol, and (RS)-betaxolol. Both sodium docyl sulfate and Brij-35 were used as the surfactants in water as the mobile phase. Advantages for using both the surfactants in combination were investigated. Two (S)-ketoprofen-based activated esters were synthesized by activating its carboxylic group with N-hydroxybenzotriazole and N-hydroxysuccinimide, respectively. The esters were characterized by UV, IR, ¹H-NMR, HRMS, and elemental analyses. These reagents were used for the synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of the chosen β-adrenolytics. These diastereomeric derivatives were enantioseparated on C₁₈ column by high-performance liquid chromatography. Chromatographic conditions were optimized by varying concentration of surfactant and buffer, and pH. The method was validated according to International Conference of Harmonization guideline and the retention factor (k), selectivity factor (α), resolution factor (R_S), and limit of detection and limit of quantification were calculated.     

Micellar liquid chromatographic green enantioseparation of racemic amino alcohols and determination of elution order

A micellar liquid chromatographic method was developed for the green enantioseparation of racemic amino alcohols using an aqueous solution of the mixed surfactants as an alternative for organic solvents. In this study, the derivatives of the amino alcohols were synthesized using highly reactive chiral esters of (S)-levofloxacin (Lfx) under microwave conditions, and an aqueous solution of the surfactants (Brij-35 and SDS) was used for the enantioseparation of the synthesized diastereomeric derivatives (DDs) of amino alcohols using reversed-phase HPLC. The activated ester of Lfx was synthesized by reacting with N-hydroxybenzotriazole and characterized using UV, IR, ¹H NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. The DDs of racemic amino alcohols were separated on a C₁₈ column using micellar LC. Chromatographic conditions were optimized by varying the concentration of the surfactants in aqueous solution and by varying the concentration and pH of the buffer. The green assessment score was calculated for the developed method (score: 82, an excellent green method). In addition, the density functional theory calculations were performed to develop the lowest energy-optimized structures of DDs. The method was validated according to the International Conference of Harmonization guidelines, and the retention factor (k), selectivity factor (α), resolution factor (R_S), limit of detection (0.198 ng mL⁻¹ or 0.291 pM mL⁻¹), and limit of quantification (0.594 ng mL⁻¹ or 0.873 pM mL⁻¹) were calculated.     

Liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of (RS)‐etodolac using (S)‐levofloxacin and determination of absolute configuration of the diastereomeric derivatives

(RS)‐Etodolac was isolated from commercial tablets and was purified and characterized to be used as racemic standard. A pair of diastereomeric derivatives was synthesized using (S)‐levofloxacin as a chiral derivatizing reagent. The derivatization reaction was carried out under conditions of stirring at room temperature (30°C for 1.5 h) as well as under microwave irradiation; the derivatives obtained by the two methods were compared. Reaction conditions for derivatization were optimized with respect to mole ratio of chiral derivatizing reagent and (RS)‐etodolac. No racemization was observed throughout the study. Separation of diastereomeric derivatives was successful using C₁₈ column and a binary mixture of methanol and triethyl ammonium phosphate buffer of pH 4.5 (80:20, v/v) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 mL min^?1 and UV detection at 223 nm. An efficient approach for recognizing chirality and determining the absolute configuration of the diastereomeric derivatives of (RS)‐etodolac is described, which in turn is a measure of the enantiomeric purity of (RS)‐etodolac since the diastereomeric derivatives were separated and isolated using preparative thin‐layer chromatography.     

Sensitive enantioseparation and determination of isoprenaline in human plasma and pharmaceutical formulations

A simple, sensitive and fast RPHPLC method was developed and validated for the enantioselective determination of (RS)‐isoprenaline (Ipn) in human plasma. The enantiomers were converted to diastereomeric derivatives using s‐triazine (cyanuric chloride) based chiral derivatizing reagents. l ‐isoleucine and l ‐methionine were introduced as chiral auxiliary in s‐triazine and two new monochloro‐s‐triazine reagents were synthesized. These reagents were characterized and used for synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of (RS)‐Ipn spiked in human plasma. (RS)‐Ipn was isolated (purified and characterized) from a commercial pharmaceutical formulation and was used as the standard racemic sample. Structures of the two diastereomeric derivatives were optimized for lowest energy using the Gaussian 09 Rev A. 02 program and hybrid density functional B3LYP with 6‐31G* basis set which showed the spatial orientation of hydrophobic groups on stereogenic centers in the diastereomeric derivatives. The results were correlated with the mechanism of separation and elution order. Limit of detection values were found to be 24.6 and 26.8 ng mL^?1 for the first and second eluting diastereomeric derivatives, respectively.     

Synthesis of stereoisomeric 4-(2-methylindolin-1-yl)- and 4-(2-methylindol-1-yl) derivatives of glutamic acid

The reaction of dimethyl (2S,4RS)-N-phthaloyl-4-bromoglutamate with 2-methylindoline afforded diastereomeric 4-(2-methylindolin-1-yl)-(S)-glutamic acid derivatives, whose oxidation gave rise to 4-(2-methylindol-1-yl)-(S)-glutamic acid derivatives.     

Synthesis and resolution of β2,2-HBin,the first enantiomerically stable β-amino acid with chirality only due to axial dissymmetry

The first gem-disubstituted β^2,2-amino acid possessing only axial chirality, was synthesized by bis-alkylation of methyl or ethyl cyanoacetate with both racemic and enantiomerically pure (R)-2,2′-bis-(bromomethyl)-1,1′-binaphthyl, followed by NaBH₄/CoCl₂ reduction of the cyano group, treatment of the resulting amino esters with Boc₂O and finally saponification of the ester function, to afford the C- and/or N-protected derivatives of 2′,1′:1,2;1′′,2′′:3,4-dinaphthcyclohepta-1,3-diene-6-aminomethyl-6-carboxylic acid: (RS)- and (R)-X-β^2,2-HBin-OR (X=Boc; H) (R=Me, Et or H). For the medium-scale resolution of β^2,2-HBin, the racemic amino esters (RS)-H-β^2,2-HBin-OR (R=Me, Et) were treated with benzoic anhydride and the resulting derivatives (RS)-Bz-β^2,2-HBin-OR were saponified. The obtained (RS)-Bz-β^2,2-HBin-OH was coupled with l-phenylalanine cyclohexylamide by the EDC/HOBt method to afford the dipeptide diastereoisomers Bz-(R)-Bin-l-Phe-NH-C₆H₁₁ and Bz-(S)-Bin-l-Phe-NH-C₆H₁₁, which were separated by chromatography. Complete hydrolysis under acidic conditions, followed by esterification of the resulting free amino acid enantiomers, N-protection and saponification, led to the enantiomerically pure derivatives (R)- and (S)-X-β^2,2-HBin-OR (X=Boc; H) (R=Me, H).     

Enantioseparation of (RS)‐fexofenadine and enhanced detection as the diastereomeric amide and anhydride derivatives using liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry

Enantioselective analysis of (RS)‐fexofenadine was carried out by achiral HPLC via a derivatization approach using N‐hydroxy‐benzotriazolyl‐(S)‐naproxen ester (synthesized for this purpose) and three chirally pure amines as chiral derivatizing reagents. There occurred formation of amide and anhydride types of diastereomeric derivatives. These were separated and isolated by HPLC (analytical and preparative). The structures and configurations were verified via recording full‐scan product ion mass spectra using LC‐MS, ¹HNMR spectra, Chem3D Pro 12.0 software and the software Gaussian 09 Rev.A.02 program and hybrid density functional B3LYP with 6‐31G basis set supplemented with polarimetry. Experimental conditions for synthesis and separations were optimized and the elution order was established. Analytical separation was performed on a C₁₈ analytical column with different ratios of MeCN–TEAP buffer and MeOH–TEAP buffer (v/v) adjusted to pH 7.5 as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.7 mL min^‐1. Detection was performed via UV absorbance at 225 nm. The method was validated in accordance with International Conference on Harmonization guidelines. The detection limits were 6.25 and 7.87 ng mL^‐1 for first and second eluting diastereomeric derivatives, respectively.     

Similarity in structures of racemic and enantiomeric ibuprofen sodium dihydrates

The crystal structures of two ibuprofen sodium dihydrates, racemic sodium (RS)‐2‐(4‐isobutylphenyl)propanoate dihydrate or (RS)‐NaIBDH, Na⁺·C₁₃H₁₇O₂⁻·2H₂O, and enantiomeric sodium (S)‐2‐(4‐isobutylphenyl)propanoate dihydrate or (S)‐NaIBDH, Na⁺·C₁₃H₁₇O₂⁻·2H₂O, have been determined in the space groups P and P1, respectively. The unit cells of the two triclinic structures have similar lattice parameters and cell volumes. The constituent ions have similar coordination environments, but differ slightly in their hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions. The dominance of the inter­actions between the O atoms and the Na⁺ cations explains the structural similarity of these two structures, despite the fact that one is heterochiral while the other is homochiral.     

An Air- and Water-Stable Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalyst for the Enantioselective Generation of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters by Additions of Substituted Cyanoacetate Esters to Acetylenic Esters

The chiral enantiopure cobalt(III) complex Δ-[Co((S,S)-dpen)₃]³⁺ 2Cl⁻B(C₆F₅)₄⁻ (Δ-(S,S)- 2 ³⁺ 2Cl⁻B(C₆F₅)₄⁻; dpen=1,2-diphenylethylenediamine) is an effective catalyst, together with pyridine (10 mol % each), for enantioselective additions of substituted cyanoacetate esters NCCH(R)CO₂R′ to acetylenic esters R′′C≡CCO₂R′′′. In the resulting adducts NC(R′O₂C)C(R)CR′′C=CHCO₂R′′′, C=C isomers in which the CO₂R′′′ moiety is trans to the new carbon–carbon bond dominate (avg. ratio 98:2). These are obtained in 70–98 % ee (avg. 86 %; data for optimum R′ and R′′′), as determined by ¹H NMR with the chiral solvating agent Λ-(S,S)- 2 ³⁺ 2I⁻B(3,5-C₆H₃(CF₃)₂)₄⁻. NMR experiments show that the cyanoacetate and acetylenic esters and pyridine can hydrogen bond to certain NH groups of the catalyst. Rates are zero order in the cyanoacetate and acetylenic esters as well as the catalyst, and implications are discussed.     

Enantiomeric and Diastereomeric Relationships of Ethylene Derivatives. Restructuring Stereochemistry by a Group-Theoretical and Combinatorial Approach

To restructure stereochemistry into a systematic format, enantiomeric and diastereomeric relationships have been investigated by using ethylene derivatives as examples in the light of a new group-theoretical and combinatorial approach. On one hand, enantiomeric relationship for ethylene derivatives has been characterized by means of a point group of order 8 (D _2h ), where chirality fittingness based on the sphericity concept has been applied to the enumeration of stereoisomers. On the other hand, diastereomeric relationship for ethylene derivatives has been examined by a permutation group of order 8 (S ₉ ^[4]), which is a subgroup of the symmetric group of order 4 (S ^[4]) and isomorphic to a point group D _2d . The subgroups of S ₉ ^[4] have been classified into stereogenic and astereogenic ones. A stereogenic subgroup corresponds to a pair of diastereomers, while an astereogenic subgroup is assigned to a self-diastereomer. The relationship between diastereomers and constitutional isomers have been also discussed.     

Disila‐Galaxolide and Derivatives: Synthesis and Olfactory Characterization of Silicon‐Containing Derivatives of the Musk Odorant Galaxolide

A series of silicon‐containing derivatives of the polycyclic musk odorant galaxolide ( 4 a ) was synthesized, that is, disila‐galaxolide ((4RS,7SR)‐ 4 b /(4RS,7RS)‐ 4 b ), its methylene derivative rac‐ 9 , and its nor analogue rac‐ 10 . The tricyclic title compounds with their 7,8‐dihydro‐6,8‐disila‐6 H‐cyclopenta[g]isochromane skeleton were prepared in multistep syntheses by using a cobalt‐catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of the mono‐ yne H₂C?CHCH₂OCH₂C?CB(pin) (B(pin)=4,4,5,5‐tetramethyl‐1,3,2‐di‐ oxaborolan‐2‐yl) with the diynes H₂C?C[Si(CH₃)₂C?CH]₂ or H₂C‐ [Si(CH₃)₂C?CH]₂ as the key step. Employing [Cr(CO)₃(MeCN)₃] as an auxiliary, the disila‐galaxolide diastereomers (4RS,7SR)‐ 4 b and (4RS,7RS)‐ 4 b could be chromatographically separated through their tricarbonylchromium(0) complexes, followed by oxidative decomplexation. The identity of the title compounds and their precursors was established by elemental analyses and multinuclear NMR spectroscopic studies and in some cases additionally by crystal structure analyses. Compounds (4RS,7SR)‐ 4 b , (4RS,7RS)‐ 4 b , rac‐ 9 , and rac‐ 10 were characterized for their olfactory properties, including GC‐olfactory studies of the racemic compounds on a chiral stationary phase. As for the parent galaxolide stereoisomers 4 a , only one enantiomer of the silicon compounds (4RS,7SR)‐ 4 b , (4RS,7RS)‐ 4 b , rac‐ 9 , and rac‐ 10 , smelt upon enantioselective GC‐olfactometry, which according to the elution sequence is assumed to be also (4S)‐configured as in the case of the galaxolide stereoisomers. The disila‐analogues (4S,7R)‐ 4 b and (4S,7S)‐ 4 b were, however, about one order of magnitude less intense in terms of their odor threshold than their parent carbon compounds (4S,7R)‐ 4 a and (4S,7S)‐ 4 a . The introduction of a 7‐methylene group in disila‐galaxolide ( 4 b →rac‐ 9 ) improved the odor threshold by a factor of two. With the novel silicon‐containing galaxolide derivatives, the presumed hydrophobic bulk binding pocket of the corresponding musk receptor(s) could be characterized in more detail, which could be useful for the design of novel musk odorants with an improved environmental profile.     

Elementary reaction analysis of the radical polymerization of α‐ethyl β‐N‐(α′‐methylbenzyl)itaconamates carrying (RS)‐ and (S)‐α‐methylbenzylaminocarbonyl groups

The polymerizations of α‐ethyl β‐N‐(α′‐methylbenzyl)itaconamates carrying (RS)‐ and (S)‐α‐methylbenzylaminocarbonyl groups (RS‐EMBI and S‐EMBI) with dimethyl 2,2′‐azobisisobutyrate (MAIB) were studied in methanol (MeOH) and in benzene kinetically and with electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. The initial polymerization rate (R_p) at 60 °C was given by R_p = k[MAIB]^{0.58 ± 0.05}[RS‐EMBI]^{2.4 ± 0.l} and R_p = k[MAIB]^{0.61 ± 0.05}[S‐EMBI]^{2.3 ± 0.l} in MeOH and R_p = k[MAIB]^{0.54 ± 0.05}[RS‐EMBI]^{1.7 ± 0.l} in benzene. The rate constants of initiation (k_df), propagation (k_p), and termination (k_t) as elementary reactions were estimated by ESR, where k_d is the rate constant of MAIB decomposition and f is the initiator efficiency. The k_p values of RS‐EMBI (0.50–1.27 L/mol s) and S‐EMBI (0.42–1.32 L/mol s) in MeOH increased with increasing monomer concentrations, whereas the k_t values (0.20?7.78 × 10⁵ L/mol s for RS‐EMBI and 0.18?6.27 × 10⁵ L/mol s for S‐EMBI) decreased with increasing monomer concentrations. Such relations of R_p with k_p and k_t were responsible for the unusually high dependence of R_p on the monomer concentration. The activation energies of the elementary reactions were also determined from the values of k_df, k_p, and k_t at different temperatures. R_p and k_p of RS‐EMBI and S‐EMBI in benzene were considerably higher than those in MeOH. R_p of RS‐EMBI was somewhat higher than that of S‐EMBI in both MeOH and benzene. Such effects of the kinds of solvents and monomers on R_p were explicable in terms of the different monomer associations, as analyzed by ¹H NMR. The copolymerization of RS‐EMBI with styrene was examined at 60 °C in benzene. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 1819–1830, 2003     

Prostaglandin chemistry—V : Synthesis of new prostaglandin synthons; 4(R)-(+)- and 4(S)-(−)-t-butyldimethylsiloxycyclopent-2-en-1-one

Optically active prostaglandin intermediates, 4(R)-(+)- and 4(S)-(?)-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one derivatives, were synthesized from 3(R),5(R)-diacetoxycyclopent-1-ene, 3(R)-acetoxy-5(R)-hydroxycyclopent-1-ene and 3(S),5(S)-dihydroxycyclopent-1-ene obtained by microbiological hydrolysis of 3,5-diacetoxycyclopent-1-ene. The absolute configurations of all these compounds were determined by the exciton chirality method and the induced CD method. The optical purities were determined by NMR measurements of the diastereomeric esters of a versatile optically pure acid, (+)-α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid.     

Sensitive RP-HPLC Enantioseparation of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">RS</Emphasis>)-Ketamine via Chiral Derivatization Based on (<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>)-Levofloxacin

Enantioseparation of (RS)-ketamine has been achieved in the form of its diastereomeric hydrazones. A new chiral reagent was synthesized from enantiomerically pure (S)-levofloxacin by converting its carboxyl group into a hydrazide derivative: the reagent provided a reaction site for the ketonic group present in (RS)-ketamine. Because of the structural feature of the chiral reagent formation of diastereomeric hydrazones of (RS)-ketamine was successful without protection of its amino group. The diastereomeric hydrazones were separated on a reversed-phase C₁₈ column with a mobile phase consisting of MeCN and 0.1% TFA under gradient elution from 35 to 65% of MeCN. The limit of detection was found to be 3.2 and 3.4 nmol for first and second eluting diastereomeric hydrazones, respectively. The separation mechanism and elution order of the diastereomeric hydrazones were proposed and supported by developing the geometry optimized ‘lowest energy’ structures of the two diastereomeric hydrazones using DFT-based Gaussian software.     

Stereochimie de composes alleniques. Configuration relative des cyclononadiene-2,3 ols-1

The relative configuration of diastereomeric cyclonona-2,3-diene-1-ols, (1RS,aRS)², and (1RS,aSR), was determined by chemical methods, and confirmed by X-ray analysis of the phenylurethane derivative of the (1RS,aRS) isomer, 3a.     

Terpenes in organic synthesis

All four stereoisomers of 2,6-diniethyloctan-1-ol, the nearest precursors of the title formates, were synthesized in five to eight stages, with configurational purity ranging from 41 to 96 %, employing a stereodivergent scheme based on the partial hydrolysis of two pseudoracernic substrates, (2RS,6R)-2,6-dimethyloct-1-yl formate and (2RS,6S)-2,6-di-methyloct-1-yl acetate, in the presence of porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL). Configurations and diastereomeric compositions of the alcohols thus obtained were determined by correlating the latter with (S,S)-4,8-diniethyldecanal, prepared on the basis of enantioselective biohydrogenation of (R)-2,6-dimetliylocta-2,7-dienal with bakers' yeast, and by comparing the [α]_D values of the alcohols with their NMR data and/or with those of their (S)-MTPA derivatives. The attractant potency of stereoisomeric 2,6-diniethyloct-1-yl formates towardsTribolium confusum was found to vary depending on their diastereomeric composition. The configuration at C(6) exerts some influence on the stereoselectivity of the PPL-catalyzed hydrolysis of pseudoracemic 2,6-dimethyloct-1-yl formates.[/p]     

Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Chiral Supramolecular Polymer and Seeding Effect

H-bonding driven J-type aggregation and cooperative supramolecular polymerization of a sulfur-substituted chiral naphthalene-diimide (NDI)-derivative (S,S)-NDI-2 in decane leads to remarkable enhancement of fluorescence quantum yield (43.3 % from 0.5 % in the monomeric state) and intense CPL signal in the aggregated state with a high luminescence dissymmetry factor (g_lum) of 4.6×10⁻². A mixture of NDI-2 with a structurally similar NDI-derivative NDI-1 (mixture of racemic (S,S)- and (R,R)- isomers and the achiral derivative) in 1:9 (NDI-2/NDI-1) ratio, when heated and slowly cooled to room temperature, showed no enhanced CD band, indicating lack of any preferential helicity. However, when a monomeric solution of the NDI-1 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was injected to preformed seed of NDI-2 in decane, a prominent CD signal appeared, indicating chiral amplification resulting in induced CPL with high g_lum value of 2.0×10⁻² from mostly (>98.5 %) diastereomeric mixture.     

Chiral solvating properties of (S)-1-benzyl-6-methylpiperazine-2,5-dione

In CDCl₃ solution, enantiopure (S)-1-benzyl-6-methylpiperazine-2,5-dione (S)-1a formed diastereomeric CO⋯H–N hydrogen-bonded associates with racemic (RS,Z)-1-benzyl-3-[(dimethylamino)methylidene]piperazine-2,5-diones 2a and 2b, (RS)-tert-butyl pyroglutamate (RS)-2c and (RS)-N-benzoylalanine methyl ester (RS)-2d. This resulted in splitting (doubling) of the characteristic signals in the ¹H NMR and ¹³C spectra of racemic compounds 2a–d in the presence of 1 equiv of (S)-1a. The formation of hydrogen-bonded dimers in CDCl₃ solution was studied by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and 2D NMR and confirmed by the intermolecular NOE observed between the hydrogen-bonded amide protons from each of the monomeric units, (S)-1a and 2a–c. On the other hand, a slightly different binding mode was proposed for association of (S)-1a with alaninamide (RS)-2d. Enantiomer compositions of known (weighed) mixtures of both enantiomers of tert-butyl pyroglutamate 2c were re-determined by ¹H NMR in the presence of (S)-1a in CDCl₃. The experimental values were in good agreement with the theoretical values, thus indicating the potential applicability of (S)-1a and related diketopiperazines as chiral solvating agents in NMR spectroscopy.     

Beitrag zur Analytik und Synthese von 3-Hydroxy-4-oxocarotinoiden

Contribution to the Analytical Separation and the Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-4-oxocarotenoids (3RS,3′RS)-Astaxanthin (= 3,3′-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4′-dione, 1:1-mixture of racemate and meso-form; 1 ) can be separated into its optical isomers (3S,3′S)- 1a , (3R,3′R)- 1b and meso-(3R,3′S)- 1c via the corresponding diastereomeric di-(?)-camphanates. Some aspects of the configurational stability of astaxanthin are discussed. - HPLC. analysis of the (?)-camphanates of 3-hydroxy-4-oxocarotenoids provides, in suitable cases and supported by spectroscopic data, an analytical method for the simultaneous determination of constitution and chirality.     

Liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of three beta‐adrenolytics using new derivatizing reagents synthesized from (S)‐ketoprofen and confirmation of configuration of diastereomers

Diastereomers of racemic β‐adrenolytic drugs [namely (RS)‐propranolol, (RS)‐metoprolol and (RS)‐atenolol] were synthesized under microwave irradiation with (S)‐ketoprofen based chiral derivatization reagents (CDRs) newly synthesized for this purpose. (S)‐Ketoprofen was chosen for its high molar absorptivity (ε_o ~ 40,000) and its availability as a pure (S)‐enantiomer. Its ‐COOH group was activated with N‐hydroxysuccinimide and N‐hydroxybenzotriazole; these were easily introduced and also acted as good leaving groups during nucleophilic substitution by the amino group of the racemic β‐adrenolytics. The CDRs were characterized by UV, IR, ¹H‐NMR, HRMS and CHNS. Separation of diastereomers was achieved by RP HPLC and open column chromatography. Absolute configuration of the diastereomers was established with the help of ¹HNMR supported by developing their optimized lowest energy structures using Gaussian 09 Rev. A.02 program and hybrid density functional B3LYP with 6‐31G* basis set (based on density functional theory), and elution order was established. RP HPLC conditions for separation were optimized and the separation method was validated. The limit of detection values were 0.308 and 0.302 ng mL^?1. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.