New thermodynamically consistent competitive adsorption isotherm in RPLC

A new equation of competitive isotherms was derived in the framework of the ideal adsorbed solution (IAS) that predicts multisolute adsorption isotherms from single-solute isotherms. The IAS theory makes this new isotherm thermodynamically consistent, whatever the saturation capacities of these single-component isotherms. On a Kromasil-C(18) column, with methanol-water (80/20 v/v) as the mobile phase, the best single-solute adsorption isotherm of both toluene and ethylbenzene is the liquid-solid extended multilayer BET isotherm. Despite a significant difference between the monolayer capacities of toluene (370 g/l) and ethylbenzene (170 g/l), the experimental adsorption data fit very well to single-component isotherms exhibiting the same capacities (200 g/l). The new competitive model was used for the modeling of the elution band profiles of mixtures of the two compounds. Excellent agreement between experimental and calculated profiles was observed, suggesting that the behavior of the toluene-ethylbenzene adsorbed phase on the stationary phase is close to ideal. For example, the concentrations measured for the intermediate plateau obtained in frontal analysis differ by less than 2% from those predicted by the IAS model.     

Modeling of the adsorption behavior and the chromatographic band profiles of enantiomers : Behavior of methyl mandelate on immobilized cellulose

The adsorption isotherms of (−)- and (+)-methyl mandelate from a hexane-isopropanol (90:10) solution were measured on a chromatographic column packed with 4-methylcellulose tribenzoate coated on silica. These isotherms are accounted for by a bi-Langmuir isotherm model, the two Langmuir terms having widely different initial slopes and saturation capacities, but each term having the same saturation capacity for the two enantiomers. The competitive isotherms were also measured. They are in excellent agreement with the prediction of a competitive bi-Langmuir model based on the single-component isotherms. The individual band profiles are in agreement with the profiles calculated from these isotherms. Thus, a simplified competitive isotherm can be used to model a separation on a chiral stationary phase the recognition mechanism of which is not well identified and the adsorption behavior of which is certainly not ideal.     

手性固定相AD、AS和OD的拆分性能

手性固定相-高效液相色谱法在手性药物、手性农药等的分离分析中应用广泛。本文采用3种多糖衍生物的手性固定相(即EnantioPak AD、AS和OD)对20种手性化合物开展手性分离研究,进而探讨样品分子结构、多糖骨架和衍生基团对手性分离的影响。结果表明,除化合物13外,其余化合物在EnantioPak AD上均实现基线分离,分离度多在2.0以上,在正己烷-醇流动相中加入酸碱添加剂可改善和优化酸性或碱性化合物的分离效果;芳香醇(化合物13~16)随着侧链碳数增加在色谱柱上的保留减弱,其分离度呈现增加的趋势;对比8种化合物在3种手性固定相上的分离结果可知,EnantioPak AD表现出更优的分离性能。这为深入研究和了解多糖手性固定相、拓展其手性分离应用提供了参考。     

Determination of the single component and competitive adsorption isotherms of the 1-indanol enantiomers by the inverse method

The inverse method of isotherm determination consists in calculating the numerical values of the coefficients of an isotherm model that give a set of chromatographic profiles in best possible agreement with the set of experimental profiles available. This method was applied to determine the adsorption isotherms of the 1-indanol enantiomers on a cellulose tribenzoate chiral stationary phase. Both single-component and competitive isotherms were determined by using no more than one or two overloaded band profiles. The isotherms determined from the overloaded band profiles agreed extremely well with the isotherms determined by frontal analysis. Several isotherm models were used and tested. The best-fit isotherm was selected by means of statistical evaluation of the results. The results show that the adsorption is best characterized with a model describing heterogeneous adsorption with bimodal adsorption energy distribution.     

Cd2+和Ni2+在粉煤灰上的吸附特性

考察了粉煤灰对Cd2+和Ni2+的单组分吸附和双组分吸附性能。结果表明,粉煤灰可有效吸附水溶液中的Cd2+和Ni2+,去除率随pH升高而增加。吸附约60min后趋于平衡。粉煤灰对Ni2+的吸附容量高于Cd2+。单组分吸附平衡符合Freundlich模型和Redlich Peterson (R P)模型。双组分吸附时,Ni2+和Cd2+之间存在明显的竞争吸附效应;随干扰离子浓度升高,竞争吸附效应增强。不同模型拟合结果表明,双组分吸附平衡符合Freundlich竞争吸附模型。脱附实验表明,Cd2+比Ni2+易于脱附;0.1mol/L HCl、0.1mol/L HNO3 和0.05mol/L H2SO4的脱附效果接近,对Cd2+脱附率>60%,对Ni2+脱附率>35%。     

Resolution of enantiomeric amides on a cellulose tribenzoate chiral stationary phase. Mobile phase modifier effects on retention and stereo-selectivity

The effect of the steric structure and concentration of the mobile phase modifier on the retention (kappa') and stereoselectivity (alpha) of a series of enantiomeric amides has been investigated. The amides were chromatographed on a commercially available cellulose tribenzoate chiral stationary phase (CSP) using mobile phases composed of hexane and two homologous series of alcohols: methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-pentanol, 2-hexanol. The results of the study indicate that the alcoholic mobile phase modifiers compete with the solutes for achiral and chiral binding sites and that the steric bulk around the hydroxyl moiety of the modifier plays a role in this competition. Increased steric bulk tends to result in increased kappa' and alpha. However, the results also suggest that the effect of the alcoholic mobile phase modifiers on stereoselectivity may also be due to binding to achiral sites near or at the chiral cavities of the CSP which alters the steric environment of these cavities.     

Efficient resolution of racemic 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol with chiral selectors identified from a small library

Efficient resolution of racemic 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol, a well-studied analyte in chiral separation, was achieved using selectors developed from a small library. Separation factors (up to 7.2) obtained are significantly higher than the ones reported previously for this analyte. The library consists of 121 members and it does not contain the pi deficient 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl (Dnb) group. These highly efficient stationary phases may lead to the practical large-scale chromatographic resolution of enantiomers of 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol, which are widely used as chiral auxiliaries and ligands in asymmetric synthesis.     

Chromatographic retention and thermodynamics of adsorption of dipeptides on a chiral crown ether stationary phase

The enantioselective adsorption of several dipeptides on the crown ether-based stationary phase ChiroSil RCA(+) was studied by means of the linear chromatography method. The retention of analytes was measured with acidified water-methanol mobile phases with varied concentration of methanol (from 60 to 90%, v/v) at different temperatures. Thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption were determined and analyzed applying extrathermodynamic relationships. A considerable difference in adsorption mechanisms of dipeptides with a chiral and achiral N-terminal fragment was proved. An explanation to this fact was proposed assuming that the enantiorecognition of the dipeptides of the first type occurred through the interaction of side groups of the N-terminus with the chiral cavity formed by the crown ether ring. The enantiorecognition of the dipeptides of the second type occurs through the interaction of the C-terminal residue with the side groups of the crown ether moiety. The study also demonstrates how extrathermodynamic concepts can be used for obtaining additional information about retention mechanisms from a limited amount of chromatographic data.     

Stereoselective effects in the separation of enantiomers of omeprazole and other substituted benzimidazoles on different chiral stationary phases

The enantioselective separation of omeprazole on different chiral stationary phases was investigated. The two enantiomers could be resolved on three different phases with immobilized protein, Chiral-AGP, Ultron ES-OVM and BSA-DSC, employing aqueous mobile phases with 2-propanol as organic modifier. On Chiralpak AD, an amylose-based chiral stationary phase, the enantiomers of omeprazole and three analogues could be separated using a non-polar hexane-ethanol mobile phase. For omeprazole the retention order was reversed when 2-propanol was replaced with ethanol or methanol as the modifier of hexane in the mobile phase.     

环氧酰胺类化合物在OD和AD柱上手性拆分的比较

在ChiralcelOD和ChiralpakAD等二支多糖类手性固定相上,以各种不同配比的正己烷-异丙醇为洗脱剂对十三种带有不同取代基的环氧酰胺类化合物的对映体进行了手性拆分。考察了这些外消旋体在这二支手性柱上的色谱行为。实验表明,环氧酰胺与手性固定相之间的手性作用(例如:偶极-偶极作用、氢键作用、π-π作用)和非手性作用(例如:空间效应)等的综合因素是支配手性拆分过程的主要原因。方法已用于环氧酰胺不对称反应产物的光学纯度鉴定。     

Chromatographic Separation of the Enantiomers of a Series of C2-Asymmetric Bi-Naphthyl Compounds by Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

The aim of this study was to observe the chiral separation of a series of C₂-asymmetric bi-naphthyl compounds on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) using 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) as template. MIP prepared using 4-vinylpyridine as the functional monomer showed better chiral recognition for the template than the MIPs prepared using acrylamide, 2-(diethylamino)ethylmethacrylate and 2-vinylpyridine, respectively. ¹H-NMR was used for comparison of the interactions between template and functional monomers. For chromatographic analysis the effects of mobile phase and temperature on the chiral separation were investigated. When 4-vinylpyridine was employed as the functional monomer, chiral separation of 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol and its analogues were studied. The MIP also demonstrated an ability to discriminate between enantiomers of structurally related compounds that had not been imprinted. The thermodynamic parameters of interactions between substrates and MIP in acetonitrile based mobile phase were investigated by the Van’t Hoff equation. In this study, the specific hydrogen-bonding interactions seemed to be the key factor to achieve chiral separation.     

Formation of chiral charge-transfer complex with axially chiral 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol and viologen derivatives

By using three types of viologen derivatives, we synthesized chiral charge-transfer (CT) complexes with an axially chiral 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol molecule and successfully controlled the crystal structure and inclusion ability of the third component by changing the viologens.     

Comparison of Separation Performances of Cellulose-Based Chiral Stationary Phases in LC Enantioseparation of Aminonaphthol Analogues

The enantiomers of 1-(α-aminoarylmethyl)-2-naphthol, 1-(α-aminoalkyl)-2-naphthol and 2-(α-aminoarylmethyl)-1-naphthol analogues were separated on tris(3,5-dimethylphenyl)carbamoyl cellulose-based CelluCoat and Chiralcel OD-H chiral stationary phases, with n-heptane/alcohol or n-hexane/alcohol as mobile phase. The experimental data are utilised to discuss the effects of the mobile phase composition, the nature of the alcoholic modifier and the specific structural features of the analytes (1- or 2-naphthol analogues with aryl or alkyl substituents) on the retention and separation. The separation performances of CelluCoat and Chiralcel OD-H columns were compared. Due to its high resolution ability and its effectivity, CelluCoat proved to be a good choice for the enantiomeric separation of aminonaphthol analogues.     

Enantiomeric separation in high-performance liquid chromatography using novel β-cyclodextrin derivatives modified by R-configuration groups as chiral stationary phases

Two new chiral stationary phases (CSP) were successfully prepared through bonding β-cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives modified by R-configuration groups (R-CPGCD, R-HMPGCD) to silica gel. Nineteen chiral nitro aromatic alcohol derivatives were separated under the polar organic and the reversed phase modes. Better enantioseparation was obtained in the reversed phase mode. The resolution values of the analytes ranged from 1.98 to 7.57 and from 2.19 to 8.14 on R-CPGCD and R-HMPGCD CSPs, respectively, using a mobile phase composed of methanol/water (v/v, 40/60). Better enantioseparation was obtained on R-HMPGCD CSP than on R-CPGCD CSP because of stronger hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions between the substituents on the cyclodextrin derivatives and the analytes. For different analytes, the increasing electronic density of the benzene ring was found to be favorable to the enantioseparation of the test analytes. The thermodynamic parameters showed that the enantioseparation of analytes was enthalpy-controlled and a lower temperature aided the enantiomeric separation of the solutes on the two CSPs. MD simulations were used to investigate the recognition mechanism between the chiral selectors and the analyte using R-, S-2-naphthalenemethanol and R-CPGCD and R-HMPGCD complexes as examples. S-2-naphthalenemethanol had the stronger interactions with R-CPGCD and R-HMPGCD than the R-isomer. The substituent derivatized on R-CPGCD and the cyclodextrin cavity contributed to the discrimination of the S-isomer, but only the derivatized group on R-HMPGCD was found to play a major role in separating prosess. In addition, the larger free energy deviation of the R- and S-isomers in the R-HMPGCD system brought about a higher resolution value (R_s = 8.14).     

酒石酸和氰基二苯基二氢吡唑的高效液相色谱手性分离

以不同配比的甲醇和水作洗脱液,对手性物质酒石酸和5-氰基-1,3-二苯基-4,5-二氢吡唑进行了手性色谱柱高效液相色谱分离。对于亲水性的酒石酸,以纯水作为洗脱液,手性异构体不能得到分离;洗脱液中甲醇的含量增加到50%,D-和L-异构体得到分离,但是内消旋异构体和D-异构体仍然混在一个峰中;以100%甲醇作洗脱液,酒石酸的内消旋及D-和L-三个异构体的色谱峰全部分开。对于憎水性的5-氰基-1,3-二苯基-4,5-二氢吡唑,以100%甲醇作为洗脱液;当洗脱液中水的含量增加到30%时,R-和S-手性异构体的色谱峰开始分离,但是两个峰大小不相等,分离效果不理想;当洗脱液中水的含量增加到35%时,R-和S-手性异构体的色谱峰分离为两个大致相等的色谱峰,但是两个色谱峰仍有部分交叠。保留时间加长,有利于对映异构体的分离,保留时间长的色谱峰变宽。     

Chiral separation on achiral stationary phases with different functionalities using β-cyclodextrin in the mobile phase and application to bioanalysis and coupled columns

Summary -cyclodextrin was used in the mobile phase as chiral selector for separating the enantiomers of terbutaline, chlorthalidone and oxazepam. The effect on chiral resolution using e.g. hydrophobic, polar or cation exchanging stationary phases was investigated. Both the chiral separation factor and retention level were affected by the concentration of methanol and -cyclodextrin. The stationary phase had no effect on the chiral separation only on the level of retention. By tuning the concentration of -cyclodextrin and methanol in the mobile phase chiral separation could be obtained on most stationary phases. By changing the stationary phase while adjusting the mobile phase composition to maintain the chiral selectivity, improvements of the selectivity towards e.g. endogenous compounds can be obtained when separating enantiomers in complex matrixes as biological fluids. Further improvement on selectivity can be obtained if coupled columns are used. This is examplified for separation of chlorthalidone and terbutaline enantiomers in biological fluids by coupling an achiral column to another achiral column and using a mobile phase containing -cyclodextrin on the last column.     

Empirical development of a binary adsorption isotherm based on the single-component isotherms in the framework of a two-site model

The adsorption behavior of mixtures of the enantiomers of 2,2,2-(trifluoro)-1-(9-anthryl)-ethanol (TFAE) on a quinidine carbamate bonded stationary phase was studied as an example of competitive binary adsorption on a Pirkle-type chiral adsorbent. A model of the adsorption isotherms is proposed and discussed. Binary adsorption isotherms derived by combination of the single-component isotherms of the two enantiomers in the framework of the classical bi-Langmuir model allow the correct prediction of the retention times of the elution bands of the components of binary mixtures but fail properly to predict the separation of the two enantiomers. Use of a quadratic model was needed to improve the agreement between calculated and experimental chromatograms of binary mixtures. The existence of a third type of adsorption sites besides the high-energy enantioselective and the low-energy nonselective sites was assumed. These sites have a low interaction energy, exhibit some affinity toward (S)-TFAE, but none toward (R)-TFAE.     

Synthesis of novel chiral imidazolium stationary phases and their enantioseparation evaluation by high-performance liquid chromatography

Two novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were prepared by bonding chiral imidazoliums on the surface of silica gel. The chiral imidazoles were derivatized from chiral amines, 1-phenylethylamine and 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine. The obtained CSPs were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and elemental analysis (EA), demonstrating the bonding densities of CSP 1 and CSP 2 were 0.43 mmol g⁻¹ and 0.40 mmol g⁻¹, respectively. These two CSPs could be used to availably separate 8 pharmaceuticals, 7 mandelic acid/its derivatives, 2 1-phenylethylamine derivatives, 1 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol, and 1 camphorsulfonic acid in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It is found that CSP 1 could effectively enantioseparate most chiral analytes, especially the acidic components, while CSP 2 could enantiorecognize all chiral analytes, although a number of components did not achieve baseline separation. Additionally, the effects of mobile phase composition, mobile phase pH and salt content, chiral selector structures, and analyte structures on the enantiorecognitions of the two CSPs were investigated. It is found that high acetonitrile content in mobile phases was conducive to enantiorecognition. Mobile phase pH and salt content could alter the retention behaviors of different enantiomers of the same chiral compound, resulting in better enantioresolution. Moreover, both chiral selector structures and substituted groups of analytes played a significant role in the separation of chiral solutes.     

Catalytic enantioselective addition of propionate units to imines: an efficient synthesis of anti-alpha-methyl-beta-amino acid derivatives

Optically active anti-alpha-methyl-beta-amino acid derivatives have been prepared based on catalytic enantioselective addition of propionate units to simple and inert imines using a chiral zirconium complex. High reactivity and selectivity with wide substrate scope were attained by using a new chiral ligand, (R)-6,6'-bis(pentafluoroethyl)-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol ((R)-6,6'-C(2)F(5)BINOL). The reactions using geometrically isomeric ketene silyl acetals gave excellent anti-selectivity with high enantiomeric excess in both cases. Synthetic utility of this reaction has been demonstrated by the preparation of various anti-alpha-methyl-beta-amino acid and trans-3,4-disubstituted beta-lactam derivatives.     

醇存在下R,S-1,1′-2-联萘酚对映体的环糊精手性识别研究

以R,S-1,1′-2-联萘酚对映体为手性客体分子, 采用荧光探针法详细研究了各种醇对β-环糊精/(R或S)-1,1′-2-联萘酚对映体的手性包络和手性荧光猝灭等性质的影响, 结果表明, 醇的存在可显著影响R,S-1,1′-2-联萘酚对映体与β-环糊精形成包络物的包络形式和包络常数. 通过与该对映体的β-环糊精手性固定相高效液相色谱拆分法比较研究结果表明, 醇等第三客体分子可显著影响环糊精对对映体化合物的手性选择性和分离度.