Determination of the chromatographic hydrophobicity index for ionisable solutes

A model that relates the chromatographic hydrophobicity index (CHI) to the pH of the mobile phase has been tested in two of the most common high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) solvents: methanol and acetonitrile. A set of eight monoprotic acids and nine monoprotic bases of different chemical nature (phenols, benzoic acids, anilines, and pyridine) have been selected for the validation. The variation of CHI values with the pH of the mobile phase shows a good fit to the model for almost all compounds, regardless of their nature, and similar CHI values of the neutral form of the substances are obtained in both organic modifiers. On the contrary, higher differences are observed for the ionic form of the test solutes. The values of the other parameters obtained with the model (s, pK(a)) are discussed according to the nature of the compounds, and the variation of solvent pH and compounds pK(a) along the gradient elution.     

A chromatographic method for hydrophobicity investigations of sorbents

Summary The energy of interaction (₀) between the methylene group and the surface of a sorbent is proposed for use in the quantitative evaluation of the hydrophobicity of a sorbent. A method was developed to determine the ₀ parameter from chromatographic measurements using the investigated sorbent as the stationary phase and linear methylene-containing homologous series, e.g., alkanols, amino-alkanes, etc., as the test compounds. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by using, as examples, a series of bonded stationary phases and a series of cross-linked copolymeric sorbents differing in the concentration of the hydrophobic groups. The proposed method is compared with the Martin rule used extensively in the chromatography of oligomers.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous estimation of the key intermediates of duloxetine

A simple reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method employing C-18 column has been developed for simultaneous analysis of three intermediates in the synthesis of S-duloxetine, the antidepressant drug, viz., 2-acetyl thiophene (AT), N,N-dimethyl-3-keto-(2-thienyl)-propanamine (DKTP) and (S)-N,N-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-(2-thienyl)-propanamine (DHTP). Good separations were achieved by employing an isocratic system using acetonitrile and 0.05 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) containing 0.02% diethylamine. The detection was carried out at 241 nm. The method was validated for linearity, range, accuracy and precision. The developed method was applied for monitoring the progress of chemical synthesis of DKTP from AT followed by the biocatalytic reduction of DKTP to DHTP as the disappearance of the substrate and formation of the product can be monitored simultaneously by the present method.     

Column liquid chromatographic determination of carbadox and olaquindox in feeds.

A column liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of carbadox and olaquindox in swine feeds is described. The drugs were extracted from feeds with carbon tetrachloride-dimethylformamide (80:20) at 60 degrees C for 30 min. The extract was mixed with water (25:45). After centrifugation the aqueous layer was chromatographed on a reversed-phase column using gradient elution and ultraviolet detection at wavelengths of 305 and 262 nm. Recoveries from samples fortified at levels of 20-50 ppm were 92 +/- 9% for carbadox and 93 +/- 6% for olaquindox (means +/- standard deviations, n = 71).     

Column high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of norfloxacin and its main impurities in pharmaceuticals

A gradient reversed-phase column high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the detection and quantification of norfloxacin and its major impurities in norfloxacin-containing pharmaceuticals. Chromatographic separations were performed under the following experimental conditions: column, Zorbax SB RP-18 (5 microm, 250 x 4.6 mm); injection volume, 20 microL; mobile phase, 0.05 M NaH2PO4 (pH 2.5)-acetonitrile (87 + 13) for 16 min and (58 + 42) for 9 min (stepwise gradient); and flow rate, 1.3 mL/min. All analyses were performed at 25 degrees C, and the eluate was monitored at 275 nm using a diode array detector. Linearity (correlation coefficient = 0.999), recovery (99.3-101.8%), relative standard deviation (0.2-0.7%), and quantitation limit (0.12-0.47 microg/mL) were evaluated and found to be satisfactory. The method is simple, rapid, and convenient for purity control of norfloxacin in both raw materials and dosage forms.     

Mass connectivity index,a new molecular parameter for the estimation of ionic liquid properties

A new concept named mass connectivity index (MCI) to encode bond contributions and to allow quantifying the extent of branching in a molecule, especially of ionic liquids, is proposed. The concept is based on the molecular connectivity concept first introduced by Randic in 1975 and modified in different forms by several authors. The proposed concept is much easier to calculate than any of the connectivity indexes available in the literature. Thus the only data required for determining the MCI are the groups forming the molecule and the mass of the groups. The groups forming the molecule are defined as commonly done in group contribution methods. The index is used as a variable in generalized correlations to accurately estimate the density and the heat capacity of ionic liquids.     

Validation of a strategic approach to high-performance liquid chromatographic method selection

Summary A recently reported chromatographic method selection strategy has been validated using fifteen drug formulations selected randomly from the Belgium Compendium, 1992. On the basis of the hydrophobic and the acidic — basic properties of the sample components, reversed-phase was recommended as the first choice mode for all formulations. For two multicomponent formulations the range of analyte polarity dictated the need for gradient elution. The commerical software DryLab G/plus^® was used for selection of optimum gradient conditions. The results obtained by both isocratic and gradient chromatography are discussed, as is the usefulness of a tailing suppressor in both modes.     

Liquid chromatographic measurement of hydrophobicity constants for N-arylsulfonylglycine aldose reductase inhibitors

The hydrophobicity constants for a series of aldose reductase inhibitors (ARIs) are determined by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. A series of reference compounds consisting of 23 barbituric acid derivatives are separated on two phenylsilica stationary phases over a range of methanol concentrations (30-80%) in 0.05 M phosphate buffer. Linear regression analysis of the measured log k' data is used to estimate the capacity factor in 100% water (log k'w) for each compound. The log k'w values are regressed against the shake-flask-measured 1-octanol-water partition coefficients, producing a correlation of 0.953. The same procedure is then used to estimate the log k'w values for a large group of ARIs and their log P values, calculated from the established relationship between log k'w and log P from the reference compounds. An initial analysis of the aldose reductase inhibitory activity of these compounds as a function of hydrophobicity alone fails to reveal a clear relationship, demonstrating the need for a multivariant approach for quantitative structure-activity analysis in this series of compounds.     

Application of stochastic algorithms for parameter estimation in the liquid–liquid phase equilibrium modeling

In this work the Simulated Annealing (SA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms were employed to modeling liquid–liquid phase equilibrium data. For this purpose, some strategies for stochastic algorithms were investigated from common test functions and used in LLE parameter estimation procedure. The strategy used for the flash calculation was based on the isoactivity criteria associated with phase stability test and interpolation function for the initial estimate to improve reliability of phase equilibria calculations. It is shown that both algorithms SA and PSO were capable of estimating the parameters in models describing liquid–liquid phase behavior of binary and multicomponent systems with a good representation of the experimental data.     

Comparative molecular field analysis of chromatographic hydrophobicity indices for some coumarin analogs

The chromatographic hydrophobicity index (CHI) is an HPLC‐based parameter that provides reliable guidance in optimization of pharmacological efficiency and adsorption, distribution, metabolism and exertion (ADME) profile of drug candidates. In the present work, classical and three‐dimensional quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) models were developed for prediction of CHI values of some 4‐hydroxycoumarin analogs on immobilized artificial membrane column. Comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) as 3D–QSPR methods were performed to gain insight into the key structural factors affecting on the chromatographic hydrophobicity of interested chemicals. The calculated parameters of Q ², R ² and standard error were 0.545, 0.996 and 0.773 for CoMFA model and 0.815, 0.986 and 1.44 for CoMSIA model, respectively. The contour maps for steric fields of the CoMFA model illustrate that the hydrophobicity of chemicals will be higher when the positions of R6, R7 and R8 in the 4‐hydroxycuomarin ring are substituted by alkyl groups. Moreover, by the analysis of the plots of electrostatic fields, it was concluded that the CHI value greatly increases if one hydrogen on coumarin ring is substituted by the F, Cl, Br, OH or OCH₃ group.     

The chromatographic quantification of hydrophobicity using micellar mobile phases

Summary In micellar liquid chromatography (MLC), the hydrophobicity of a compound is the predominant factor in its retention and interaction with micelles. A non-linear empirical model can describe the dependence between the retention factor (logk) in MLC and the logarithm of partition coefficients octanol-water (logP). An algorithm based on such a model has been used to makelogP predictions. Retention data for series of neutral compounds eluted with different mobile phases and alkyl-bonded stationary phases have been used to test the predictive ability of the algorithm. The results of this approach are compared with those obtained from automatic computational software packages.