Development and validation of HPLC methods for enantioseparation of mirtazapine enantiomers at analytical and semipreparative scale using polysaccharide chiral stationary phases

Novel HPLC methods were developed for the analytical and semipreparative resolution of new antidepressant drug mirtazapine enantiomers. At analytical scale, the separation of the mirtazapine enantiomers was investigated using both cellulose and amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC and ADMPC) chiral stationary phases under normal-phases and polar organic modes. Good baseline enantioseparation was achieved using cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases under both normal-phases and polar organic modes. Furthermore, the elution order of mirtazapine enantiomic pairs was found reversed by changing the stationary phase from the amylose-based ADMPC–CSPs to its cellulose-based counterpart, CDMPC–CSPs. The validation of the analytical methods including linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), recovery and precision, together with the semipreparative resolution of mirtazapine racemate were carried out using cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases and methanol as mobile phase without any basic additives under polar organic mode. At analytical scale, the elution times of both enantiomers were less than 6 min at normal temperature and 1.0 ml/min, with the separation factor () 1.99 and the resolution factor (Rs) 3.56. Then, the analytical methods were scaled up to semipreparative loading to obtain small quantities of both mirtazapine enantiomers. At semipreparative scale, about 16 mg/h enantiomers could be isolated and elution times of both enantiomers were less than 10 min at 2.0 ml/min. To increase the throughput, the technique of boxcar injections was used. One enantiomer ((−)-(R)-mirtazapine) was isolated with purity of >99.9% e.e. and >98.0% yield and another ((+)-(S)-mirtazapine) was isolated with purity of >97.0% e.e. and >99.0% yield. In addition, optical rotation and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy of both mirtazapine enantiomers isolated were also investigated.     

Evaluation and comparison of a methylated teicoplanin aglycone to teicoplanin aglycone and natural teicoplanin chiral stationary phases

HPLC enantiomeric separations of a wide variety of racemic analytes was evaluated using chiral stationary phases (CSPs) based on the macrocyclic glycopeptides teicoplanin (T), teicoplanin aglycone (TAG), and methylated teicoplanin aglycone (Me-TAG) in two different mobile phase modes, i.e., the RP mode and the polar organic (PO) mode. Comparison of the enantiomeric separations using Chirobiotic T, Chirobiotic TAG, and the methylated form of TAG were conducted in order to gain a better understanding of the roles of the polar functional groups on the CSP. Substantial effects due to the cleavage of saccharides and/or methylation on chiral separations were observed in both separation modes. Improved separation efficiencies for many acidic analytes were obtained by methylating the H-bonding groups of TAG. These groups were believed to be a contributing factor to band broadening on TAG due to their negative effect on mass transfer between the stationary phase and mobile phase. Ionic/dipolar interactions between the carboxylate group of the analytes and the amine groups on T, TAG, or Me-TAG are important for chiral discrimination. Therefore, analytes possessing a carboxyl group are good candidates for successful separations on these CSPs. Hydrophobic interactions are important for enantiomeric separations in the RP mode where the H-bonding interactions between analytes and the chiral selectors are relatively weak. Me-TAG offers higher hydrophobicity, which can accentuate the interactions of analytes with hydrophobic moieties, but these interactions are not necessarily stereoselective. In the PO mobile phase, electrostatic/dipolar interactions between polar functional groups are the dominating interactions in chiral recognition. Another important factor is steric fit, which could be changed with every modification of the T structure. Therefore, substantial changes of enantioseparations were obtained within this studied group of CSPs. The PO mode was shown to be the most powerful mobile phase mode for enantiomeric separations on T-based stationary phases, mainly due to the improved efficiency. Methylation of the TAG proved to be a very useful tool for investigating the chiral recognition mechanism for this group of chiral selectors.     

Analytical and semipreparative resolution of ranolazine enantiomers by liquid chromatography using polysaccharide chiral stationary phases

Novel HPLC methods were developed for the analytical and semipreparative resolution of new antianginal drug ranolazine enantiomers. Good baseline enantioseparation was achieved using cellulose tris (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (CDMPC) chiral stationary phases (CSPs) under both normal-phase and polar organic modes. The validation of the analytical methods including linearity, LODs, recovery, and precision, and the semipreparative resolution of ranolazine racemate were carried out using methanol as mobile phase without any basic and acidic additives under polar organic mode, using CDMPC CSPs. At analytical scale, the elution times of both enantiomers were less than 7.5 min at 20 degrees C and 1.0 mL/min, with the separation factor (a) 1.88 and the resolution factor (R(s)) 2.95. At semipreparative scale, about 14.3 mg/h enantiomers could be isolated and elution times of both enantiomers were less than 13 min at 2.0 mL/min. To increase the throughput, the technique of overlapping injections was used. The first eluted enantiomer was isolated with a purity of 99.6% enantiomer excess (e.e.) and > 99.0% yield. The second enantiomer was isolated with a purity of 98.8% e.e. and > 99.0% yield. In addition, optical rotation and circular dichroism spectroscopy of both ranolazine enantiomers isolated were also investigated.     

Advances in enantiomeric resolution on monolithic chiral stationary phases in liquid chromatography and electrochromatography

During the last decade, chiral monolithic stationary phases have been prepared and used for rapid enantioseparations in CEC and HPLC. Various chiral selectors are used to prepare these CSPs. The preparation, properties, and applications of these CSPs are discussed in this paper. Attempts have been made to describe optimization strategies and the chiral recognition mechanisms. A comparison of chiral separations in CEC and HPLC is described. Efforts have also been made to predict the future perspectives and challenges of chiral monolithic stationary phases. The most effective chiral selectors include polysaccharides, cyclodextrins, and macrocyclic glycopeptide antibiotics. These chiral phases produced acceptable analytical enantiomeric separation of a variety of racemates. However, the development of these CSPs for preparative‐scale separations is needed.     

Chiral high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the enantiomers of tetrahydropalmatine and tetrahydroberberine, isolated from Corydalis yanhusuo

HPLC methods have been developed for chiral resolution of the enantiomers of dl-tetrahydropalmatine (THP) and dl-tetrahydroberberine (THB), two active constituents of Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang. On the analytical scale, good baseline separation of the enantiomers was achieved using cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases in both normal-phase and polar organic modes. Validation of the analytical methods, including linearity, limits of detection, recovery, and precision, and semipreparative resolution of dl-THP and dl-THB, were achieved with methanol as mobile phase, without any basic additives, in polar organic mode using cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases. On the semipreparative scale, small quantities of the individual enantiomers of THP and THB were isolated for study of the chiroptical properties of the individual enantiomers.     

Effect of Chiral Additives in the Preparation of Cellulose-Based Chiral Stationary Phases in HPLC, and Effect on Enantiomer Resolution

Chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) have been prepared by coating silica gel with cellulose tribenzoate or cellulose trisphenylcarbamate. The effect of chiral additives on preparation of the CSPs was studied with (+)-l-mandelic acid, (−)-2-phenyl-1-propanol, (+)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol and (−)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethanol as chiral additives for cellulose tribenzoate and (−)-2-phenyl-1-propanol and (+)-phenylsuccinic acid as chiral additives for cellulose trisphenylcarbamate. The results showed that chiral recognition by these stationary phases was increased in comparison with the original CSPs, especially the resolution (R _S) obtained. The method can be used to improve the efficiency of enantiomer separation by silica gel stationary phases coated with polymers.     

Investigations of mobile phase contributions to enantioselective anion- and zwitterion-exchange modes on quinine-based zwitterionic chiral stationary phases

Novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) based on zwitterionic Cinchona alkaloid-type low-molecular mass chiral selectors (SOs), as they have been reported recently, were investigated in HPLC towards effects on their chromatographic behavior by mobile phase composition. Mobile phase characteristics like acid-to-base ratio and type of acidic and basic additives as well as effect of type of bulk solvents in nonaqueous polar organic and aqueous reversed-phase (RP) eluent systems were varied in order to illustrate the variability and applicability of zwitterionic CSPs with regard to mobile phase aspects. Chiral SOs of the five zwitterionic CSPs investigated herein contained weak and strong cation-exchange (WCX, SCX) sites at C9- and C6′-positions of the Cinchona alkaloid scaffold which itself accommodated the weak anion-exchange (WAX) site. The study focused on zwitterion-exchange (ZX) operational mode and chiral amino acids as target analytes. Besides, also the anion-exchange (AX) mode for chiral N-blocked amino acid analytes was considered, because of the intramolecular counterion (IMCI) property available in AX mode. Overall, most general and successful conditions in ZX mode were found to be weakly acidic methanolic mobile phases. In aqueous eluents RP contributions to retention came into play but only at low organic modifier content because of the highly polar character of zwitterionic analytes. At higher acetonitrile content, HILIC-related retention phenomena were observed. When using weakly basic eluent system in AX mode remarkably fast enantiomer separations involving exclusion phenomena were possible with one enantiomer eluting before and the other after void volume.     

Synthesis and chromatographic evaluation of new polymeric chiral stationary phases based on three (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>,2<Emphasis Type="Italic">S</Emphasis>)-(−)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine derivatives in HPLC and SFC

Three new polymeric chiral stationary phases were synthesized based on (1S,2S)-1,2-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)ethylenediamine, (1S,2S)-1,2-bis(2-chlorophenyl)ethylenediamine, and (1S,2S)-1,2-di-1-naphthylethylenediamine via a simple free-radical-initiated polymerization in solution. These monomers are structurally related to (1S,2S)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine which is the chiral monomer used for the commercial P-CAP-DP polymeric chiral stationary phase (CSP). The performance of these three new chiral stationary phases were evaluated in normal phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography and the results were compared with those of the P-CAP-DP column. All three new phases showed enantioselectivity for a large number of racemates with a variety of functional groups, including amines, amides, alcohols, amino acids, esters, imines, thiols, and sulfoxides. In normal phase, 68 compounds were separated with 28 baseline separations (Rs ≥ 1.5) and in SFC, 65 compounds were separated with 24 baseline separations. In total 72 out of 100 racemates were separated by these CSPs with 37 baseline separations. Complimentary separation capabilities were observed for many analytes. The new polymeric CSPs showed similar or better enantioselectivities compared with the commercial column in both HPLC and SFC. However, faster separations were achieved on the new stationary phases. Also, it was shown that these polymeric stationary phases have good sample loading capacities while maintaining enantioselectivity.     

Separation of chiral furan derivatives by liquid chromatography using cyclodextrin-based chiral stationary phases

The enantiomeric separation of a set of 30 new chiral furan derivatives has been achieved on native and derivatized beta-cyclodextrin stationary phases using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (Cyclobond RSP), the 2,3-dimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin (Cyclobond DM), and the acetyl-beta-cyclodextrin (Cyclobond AC) stationary phases are the most effective chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the separation of these racemates in the reverse phase mode. No enantioseparations have been observed on the native beta-cyclodextrin chiral stationary phase (Cyclobond I 2000) and only a few separations have been attained on the S-naphthylethyl carbamate beta-cyclodextrin (Cyclobond SN) and 3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate beta-cyclodextrin (Cyclobond DMP) chiral stationary phases in the reverse phase mode. The polar organic and the normal phase mode on these CSPs are not effective for separation of these compounds. The characteristics of the analytes, including steric bulk, hydrogen bonding ability, and geometry, play an important role in the chiral recognition process. The pH affects the enantioseparation of compounds with ionizable groups and the addition of 0.5% methyl tert-butyl ether to the mobile phase significantly enhances the separation efficiency for some highly retained compounds.     

Evaluation of novel amylose and cellulose-based chiral stationary phases for the stereoisomer separation of flavanones by means of nano-liquid chromatography

Three polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases, Sepapak^® 1, Sepapak^® 2 and Sepapak^® 3 have been evaluated in the present work for the stereoisomer separation of a group of 12 flavonoids including flavanones (flavanone, 4′-methoxyflavanone, 6-methoxyflavanone, 7-methoxyflavanone, 2′-hydroxyflavanone, 4′-hydroxyflavanone, 6-hydroxyflavanone, 7-hydroxyflavanone, hesperetin, naringenin) and flavanone glycosides (hesperidin, naringin) by nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC). The behaviour of these chiral stationary phases (CSPs) towards the selected compounds was studied in capillary columns (100 μm internal diameter (i.d.)) packed with the above mentioned CSPs using polar organic, reversed and normal elution modes. The influence of nature and composition of the mobile phase in terms of concentration and type of organic modifier, buffer type and water content (reversed phase elution mode) on the enantioresolution (R_s), retention factor (k) and enantioselectivity (α) was evaluated. Sepapak^® 3 showed the best chromatographic results in terms of enantioresolution, enantioselectivity and short analysis time, employing a polar organic phase mode. A mixture of methanol/isopropanol (20/80, v/v) as mobile phase enabled the chiral separation of eight flavanones with enantioresolution factor (R_s) in the range 1.15–4.18. The same analytes were also resolved employing reversed and normal phase modes with mixtures of methanol/water and hexane/ethanol at different ratios as mobile phases, respectively. Loss in resolution for some compounds, broaden peaks and longer analysis times were observed with these last two chromatographic elution modes.     

Liquid chromatographic enantiomer separations of novel quinazolone derivatives on quinine carbamate based chiral stationary phases using hydro-organic mobile phases

Quinine carbamate-type weak chiral anion-exchange selectors (SOs) and the respective chiral stationary phases (CSPs) have been used for the direct liquid chromatographic enantiomer separation of a wide range of chiral acids. In the present work, we demonstrate that these CSPs can also be extended to chiral discrimination of a set of neutral polar potential NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) and/or AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid) antagonist imidazo-quinazoline-dione derivatives (selectands, SAs) using acetonitrile and methanol containing hydro-organic and buffered mobile phases. The influence of mobile phase composition, column temperature and structure variation of the SAs and SOs on retention and enantioselectivity was systematically investigated to gain insight into the overall chiral recognition mechanism. As was expected for the reversed-phase mode, acetonitrile has a stronger eluotropic effect compared to methanol. Except for two analytes, the acetonitrile containing mobile phases provided baseline resolution (R(S)) of the enantiomers with R(S) values ranging between 1.68 and 2.76. Using methanol as the organic modifier enhanced the enantioselectivity. The enthalpic and entropic terms for the SO-SA association were calculated from the linear van't Hoff plots. Data reveal that the enantiomer separations are predominantly enthalpically driven.     

Synthesis and application of mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated beta-cyclodextrin and mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated beta-cyclodextrin as chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography

Two novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) were prepared based upon the regioselective immobilizations of beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) at its C2 position to the silica support. The mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated beta-cyclodextrin and mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated beta-cyclodextrin were synthesized by selective tosylation and azidolysis followed by perfunctionalisation. The derivatised cyclodextrins were then immobilized onto the aminised silica gel via the Staudinger reaction to provide new chiral stationary phases. Their application to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) enantioseparation of racemic compounds was demonstrated using beta-adrenergic blockers, flavonone compounds, benzodiazepinones, antihistamines and weakly protolytic compounds, of which good separations were achieved for some racemic compounds, for instance, bendroflumethiazide (Rs 6.26), oxazepam (Rs 5.99), temazepam (Rs 2.85) and althiazide (Rs 1.13) when compared with the corresponding CSPs where the beta-CD molecule was regioselectively immobilized at the C6 position. The enantiodiscriminatory properties of these CSPs were found to be affected by the orientation of the CD cavity under reversed-phase conditions, and also by the derivitising groups of the CD. The HPLC results inferred that the mono-6A-azido-6A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated CD CSP (CD bonded at C6 position to silica) exhibited slightly better chiral recognition ability than mono-2A-azido-2A-deoxyperphenylcarbamoylated CD CSP under the normal-phase and reversed-phase modes on the separation of 31 different racemic compounds and drugs. On the contrary, higher chiral recognition abilities were observed on the mono-2(A)-azido-2A-deoxyperacetylated CD CSP compared to mono-6A-azido-6A-deoxyperacetylated CD CSP.     

Chromatographic evaluation of poly (trans-1,2-cyclohexanediyl-bis acrylamide) as a chiral stationary phase for HPLC

Chiral stationary phases (CSPs) based on polymeric (R,R)- or (S,S)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH) derivatives are synthesized. When bonded to 5 microm porous spherical silica gel, the poly (trans-1,2-cyclohexanediyl-bis acrylamide) based poly-cyclic amine polymer (P-CAP) stationary phases is proved to be effective chiral stationary phases that could be used in the normal-phase mode, polar organic mode and with halogenated solvents mobile phases, if desired. Since these are entirely synthetic CSPs, the elution order of all enantiomers can be reversed between the (R,R) P-CAP and (S,S) P-CAP columns. Because of the high loading of chiral selectors, the columns exhibit very high sample capacities. Thus, P-CAP columns are useful for preparative and semi-preparative enantiomeric separations. The application of these CSPs and optimization of their separations are discussed.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of stereoisomers of N-phthaloyl-protected amino acids and dipeptidomimetics

The stereoisomers of N-phthaloyl-protected amino acids and dipeptidomimetics were separated on macrocyclic glycopeptide and cellulose-based chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in the RP and polar-ionic modes. The effects of the organic modifier, the mobile phase composition, and the pH on the separations were investigated. Optimization of these separations was achieved through variation of the mobile-phase additive combinations. The elution sequence was determined for some of the samples. A practical application for the monitoring of the reaction conditions for N-phthaloylation of (S)-Phe was demonstrated.     

Enantioseparation of selected chiral sulfoxides using polysaccharide-type chiral stationary phases and polar organic, polar aqueous-organic and normal-phase eluents

HPLC enantioseparation of selected chiral sulfoxides was studied using cellulose and amylose phenylcarbamate derivatives as chiral stationary phases (CSPs). The contributions of various functional groups of a chiral analyte as well as the polysaccharide derivatives in the analyte retention and chiral recognition were evaluated. A very high enantioseparation factor exceeding 110 was observed in the enantioseparation of 2-(benzylsulfinyl)benzamide (BSBA) on cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) (CDCPC) CSP by using 2-propanol as a mobile phase. The enantiomer elution order was opposite on cellulose and amylose phenylcarbamates. For the polysaccharide-type CSPs, pure alcohols such as methanol, ethanol and 2-propanol represent a valuable alternative to more common alcohol-hydrocarbon and reversed-phase eluents.     

Reversed-phase chiral HPLC and LC/MS analysis with tris(chloromethylphenylcarbamate) derivatives of cellulose and amylose as chiral stationary phases

Three polysaccharide-derived chiral stationary phases (CSP) were evaluated for the resolution of more than 200 racemic compounds of pharmaceutical interest in the reversed-phase (RP) separation mode. The population of test probes was carefully evaluated in order to insure that it covers as completely as possible all structural diversity of chiral pharmaceuticals. RP showed the highest potential for successful chiral resolution in HPLC and LC/MS analysis when compared to normal phase and polar organic separation modes. Method development consisted of optimizing mobile phase eluting strength, nature of organic modifier, nature of additive and column temperature. The newer CSPs, cellulose tris(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate) and amylose tris(2-chloro-5-methylphenylcarbamate), were compared to the commonly used cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) in regards to their ability to provide baseline resolution. Comparable success rates were observed for these three CSPs of quite complimentary chiral recognition ability. The same method development strategy was evaluated for LC/MS analysis. Diethylamine as additive had a negative effect on analyte response with positive ion mode electrospray (ESI⁺) MS(/MS) detection, even at very low concentration levels (e.g., 0.025%). Decreasing the organic modifier (acetonitrile or methanol) content in the mobile phase often improved enantioselectivity. The column temperature had only a limited effect on chiral resolution, and this effect was compound dependent. Ammonium hydrogencarbonate was the preferred buffer salt for chiral LC with ESI⁺ MS detection for the successful separation and detection of most basic pharmaceutical racemic compounds. Ammonium acetate is a viable alternative to ammonium hydrogencarbonate. Aqueous formic acid with acetonitrile or methanol can be successfully used in the separation of acidic and neutral racemates. Cellulose tris(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate) and amylose tris(2-chloro-5-methylphenylcarbamate) emerge as CSPs of wide applicability in either commonly used separation modes rivaling such well established CSPs as cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate). Screening protocols including these two new CSPs in the preferentially screened set of chiral columns have higher success rates in achieving baseline resolution in shorter screening time.     

Development of dinitrophenylated cyclodextrin derivatives for enhanced enantiomeric separations by high-performance liquid chromatography

The synthesis and evaluation of new dinitrophenyl (DNP) substituted beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for the enantioseparation of various classes of chiral analytes by HPLC are presented. The dinitrophenyl substituted beta-CD derivatives are synthesized and covalently bonded to functionalized 5 microm spherical porous silica gel. These are the first reported derivatized cyclodextrin which contains pi-electron deficient substituents (i.e., pi-acidic moieties). The column performance in terms of their ability to separate enantiomers is evaluated. A variety of different dinitro-substituted aryl groups are investigated and compared. The pH of the mobile phase buffers, the buffer composition, the number and position of the dinitro groups on the phenyl ring substituent, the degree of substitution, and the bonding strategy all greatly affect the performance of the CSPs. A large variety of racemic compounds have been separated successfully on these CSPs. The bonded dinitrophenyl-derivatized cyclodextrins are stable in all three mobile phase modes, namely, the reversed-phase, polar organic, and normal phase modes. No degradation in column performance was observed in any mode of operation even after more than 1000 injections. The analytical applicability of these types of CSPs for enantiomeric separations is discussed in detail.     

超临界流体色谱与高效液相色谱分离手性化合物的比较

超临界流体色谱(SFC)分离具有速度快、分离效率高、溶剂消耗少等优点,近年来在手性化合物的分离分析中得到诸多应用。本文对比研究了涂覆型多糖手性色谱柱在SFC和高效液相色谱(HPLC)上拆分24种手性化合物的差异。通过比较这些化合物在色谱柱上的保留时间和选择因子等发现多数化合物在SFC上的分离效率要高于其在HPLC上的分离效率,但HPLC对轴手性化合物的分离效率要优于SFC。SFC和HPLC的分离表现出一定的互补性,随着苯环侧链烷基的碳数增加,化合物在SFC上的保留逐渐增强,而在HPLC的保留却逐渐减弱。叶菌唑在使用SFC和HPLC分析时出现了洗脱顺序反转的现象。这些结果为SFC手性拆分提供了参考。     

Stationary phase-related investigations of quinine-based zwitterionic chiral stationary phases operated in anion-, cation-, and zwitterion-exchange modes

The concept of recently introduced Cinchona alkaloid-type zwitterionic chiral stationary phases (CSPs) is based on fusing key cation- and anion-exchange (CX, AX) moieties in one single low-molecular mass chiral selector (SO) with the resulting CSPs allowing enantiomer separations of a wide range of chiral ionizable analytes comprising acids, bases, and zwitterionic compounds. Herein, we report principal, systematic investigations of the ion-exchange-type retention mechanisms available with the novel zwitterionic CSPs in nonaqueous polar organic mode. Typical CX and AX processes, corresponding to the parent single ion exchangers, are confirmed also for zwitterionic CSPs. Also the mechanism leading to recognition and retention of zwitterions was found to be ion exchange mediated in a zwitterion-exchange (ZX) mode. In both AX and CX modes the additional ionizable group within the SO besides the site responsible for the respective ion-exchange process could be characterized as an intramolecular counterion (IMCI) that effectively participates in the ion-exchange equilibria and thus, contributes to solute elution. In the ZX mode both oppositely charged groups of the zwitterionic SO were found not only to be the sites for simultaneous ion pairing with the analyte but also functioned as IMCIs at the same time. The main practical consequences of the IMCI feature were significant reduction of the amounts and even elimination of acidic and basic additives required in the eluent systems to afford analyte elution while still providing faster analysis than the parent single ion-exchanger-type CSPs. The set of ten structurally different zwitterionic CSPs employed in this study facilitated the establishment of correlations between chromatographic behavior of the CSPs with particular SO elements, thereby supporting the understanding of the working principles of these novel packing materials on a molecular level.     

Derivatized vancomycin stationary phases for LC chiral separations

In this work, synthetic and natural chiral selectors were combined to form two different chiral stationary phases (CSPs). These were made by bonding R- or S-(1-naphthylethyl) carbamate (R-NEC or S-NEC)-derivatized vancomycin molecules to a silica gel support. The two CSPs were evaluated using a set of 60 enantiomeric pairs. The results were compared to the ones obtained with the commercial underivatized vancomycin CSP. Three Chromatographic modes were used: (i) the normal-phase mode using a nonpolar mobile phase with different ratios of hexane and ethanol; (ii) the reversed-phase mode with hydro-organic mobile phases; and (iii) the polar aprotic organic mode with nonaqueous acetonitrile plus small amounts of methanol and an acid and/or base to control retention and selectivity. It is shown that the polarity of the underivatized vancomycin phase is higher than that of the two R- and S-NEC-derivatized CSPs. In the pH range 4-7, there is no ionization change of the chiral selector for the three CSPs. 43% of the studied compounds were resolved by the NEC-derivatized phases when they could not be resolved by the vancomycin CSP. However, the enantiorecognition for 12% of the compounds on the native vancomycin CSP was lost upon NEC derivatization. 45% of the studied compounds were resolved by the NEC-derivatized and native CSPs. The NEC derivatization procedure may block some useful active sites on the vancomycin molecule. Also, the R- and S-NEC moieties are chiral themselves and can contribute additional interaction sites not available on the native vancomycin molecule.