New solvents for paper and silica gel thin-layer chromatography of anthocyanins

Summary A new solvent system has been found which, in comparison with the solvent system butanol — glacial acetic acid — water (BAW), permits a sharper paper chromatographic separation of the 3-monoglucosides and the 3,5-diglucosides of the six common anthocyanidins. Some solvent systems have also proved successful for thin-layer chromatography on silica gel of several mixtures from different sources, obtaining sharp resolution with precoated plates without any adsorbent activation.     

Ion Exchange Application of Overpressured Thin-Layer Chromatography

Abstract

The application of overpressured thin-layer chromatography introduced into the field of ion exchange chromatography. The basic differences between overpressured thin-layer chromatography and classical thin-layer chromatography are discussed including the distinction between the separations performed on thin-layer plates containing silica gel and a mixture of ion exchanger material and silica gel. The basic increase of flow velocity of solvent front with the aid of a pressurized ultra-micro chamber and the effect of flow velocity on the height equivalent of the theoretical plates are also presented. For basic amino acids, the flow velocity vs plate height curves show optima at a moderately high rate of development.     

Thin-layer chromatography of chlorinated anisoles and veratroles

Summary The thin-layer chromatography of chlorinated anisoles (methoxybenzenes) and veratroles (1,2-dimethoxybenzenes) has been examined on silica gel G60 and RP-18 thin-layer plates. More than fifty solvent systems were screened and some of them recommended for particular separations. Acetone was shown to be suitable for group separation of both chlorinated anisoles and veratroles on a silica gel G60 stationary phase having a very narrow range of R_F values. On the other hand, benzene, dichloromethane and the various mixtures of light petroleum (b.p. 40–60°C) and a more polar eluent (such as diethyl ether, acetone or ethyl acetate) were recommended for separation of certain individual isomers. The best separation of chloroanisoles was achieved using RP-18 plates and methanol-water (9010) as the solvent system.     

TLC Separations of Amino Acids on Silica Gel Impregnated Layers

Abstract

Copper sulphate and polyamide were tried as impregnants for improving the separation of twenty amino acids on silica gel ‘G’ layers using a new solvent system MeOH-BuOAc-AcOH-Pyridine(20:20:10:5). Tables are presented to illustrate the improvement in resolution of amino acids on silica gel plates.     

Structure and TLC Mobility Relationships for Tebuthiuron and Related Thiadiazoles

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Tebuthiuron and structurally-related thiadiazoles are separated by thin-layer chromatography on silica gel plates in two developing solvent systems. Relationships between chemical constitution and chromatographic mobility are discussed.     

Demixing effects in thin-layer chromatography with NH2-modified silica gel precoated plates

Summary Demixing effects in thin-layer chromatography have been investigated with NH₂-modified silica gel precoated plates and for frequently used hydroorganic binary solvents of various compositions with salt addition.The position of the solvent demixing front depends on: (1) solvent composition, (2) nature of the organic modifier and (3) salt concentration. Whatever the organic modifier, for a given water percentage in the developing solvent, solvent demixing is found to occur at the same concentration of NaCl.     

The Behaviour of Some Phenolic Acids and Aldehydes on Thin Layers of Silica Gel Impregnated with Fe(III)

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The behaviour of phenolic aldehydes and acids commonly found in lacustrine sediments as degradation products of lignine was tested by thin layer chromatography on silica gel plates plain and impregnated with Fe(III) in different solvent systems. The differences expressed as R_i values can be used as one of the parameters in the identification of some phenolic aldehydes or acids.     

Effect of halides on the TLC resolution of amino acids below their isoelectric points

TLC of a fifteen component mixture of amino acids has been carried out in two ways; firstly, the amino acids were treated with halides below their isoelectric points and chromatographed on plain silica plates, and secondly the amino acids in their cationic forms were chromatographed on silica plates impregnated with halides, keeping the same solvent system. The resolution is considered to be affected by hydrophobic interactions between silica gel and amino acid molecule and by the polarity and the flow of the mobile phase. The method provides resolution of 10–11 amino acids from the fifteen component mixture.     

Thin-layer chromatographic separation of dicrotophos,ethion (or phorate), fensulfothion,oxydemeton-methyl,phosmet, phospholan,and trichlorfon from each other

A thin-layer chromatography method is reported for the separation of dicrotophos, ethion (or phorate), fensulfothion, oxydemeton-methyl, phosmet, phospholan, and trichlorfon. The procedure involves the use of commercially prepared silica gel 1B Baker-flex plates and developing with 2,2,4-trimethylpentane:methyl cyclohexane:n-hexyl alcohol:acetone (18:9:9:9). The pesticides are located by spraying with ammoniacal silver nitrate solution in acetone follwed by exposure to longwave UV light. The method does not separate ethion and phorate from each other. A method is also reported for the thin-layer chromatographic separation of ethion from phorate in the presence of the other six pesticides using solvent system 2,2,4-trimethylpentane:n-hexane:chloroform (18:18:12) on silica gel 1B Baker-flex plates.     

Direct fluorescence detection of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents separated by TLC with 9-isothiocyanatoacridine derivatives

Summary Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents were separated by thin-layer chromatography, utilizing precoated plates with silica gel R as the stationary phase and chloroform:methanol:25% ammonia (80∶15∶5), as the mobile phase. The spots were visualized by spraying with 0.1% solution of 9-isothiocyantoacridine derivatives in methylene chloride or benzene and irradiating with UV at 254 and 366nm. The visual detection limit of a spot was 0.1μg.     

Separation of androsterone from epiandrosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone from its 3-hydroxy epimer by thin-layer chromatography.

The application of thin-layer chromatography to the separation of 13 steroids, including androstanes, 4-androstenes and 5-androstenes, using silica gel and 1,2-propanediol-impregnated cellulose is described. After group-wise separation of various C19 steroids on silica gel, the 3-hydroxy epimers of 5alpha-androstanes and 5-androstenes can be separated by thin-layer chromatography on impregnated cellulose plates. The chromatographic procedure is rapid and makes the prior formation of steroid derivatives unnecessary.     

β-环糊精固载硅胶薄层色谱法拆分盐酸克伦特罗对映体

以羧甲基纤维素钠为交联剂,将β-环糊精固载在硅胶GF254表面上,并用其制备薄层色谱板。使用该薄层板拆分了盐酸克伦特罗对映异构体。考察了薄层拆分中展开剂的影响,发现展开剂中醇的种类和比例对拆分效果有较大的影响。分别考察了10种醇与乙腈混合溶剂作展开剂对拆分的影响,结果显示,只有正丁醇-乙腈、仲丁醇-乙腈、叔丁醇-乙腈混合溶剂作展开剂可拆分盐酸克伦特罗对映体。薄层色谱法拆分盐酸克伦特罗对映体的条件为：以1.00 g β-环糊精固载在15.00 g硅胶GF254表面上,并用其制备薄层板,以乙腈-仲丁醇(体积比为20∶80)混合溶剂作展开剂,于室温下展开。在此条件下,盐酸克伦特罗对映体单体在薄层色谱板上的比移值Rf分别为0.34和0.72,分离度Rs为4.09,实现了基线分离,而且样品在薄层色谱板上的斑点大小一致,拆分效果最好。     

Isotopic fractionation in thin-layer chromatography.

The thin-layer chromatography of imipramine on silica gel plates was studied in fifteen solvent systems. The mobility of imipramine labeled with deuterium in the methyl groups of the dimethylaminopropyl side chain differs markedly from that of unlabeled imipramine. Partial or complete separations between unlabeled and deuterated imipramine were observed in all basic and neutral solvent systems investigated, but not in weakly acidic solvents. Isotopic fractionations of imipramine were also found on alumina thin-layer plates, but were not detected in cellulose chromatography. In all thin-layer isotopic separations, the unlabeled compound migrates more rapidly than the deuterated molecule. These results can be explained by a stronger basicity of deuterated imipramine relative to its unlabeled counterpart.     

Improved separation and quantitative determination of hydrocarbon types in gas oil by normal phase high‐performance TLC with UV and fluorescence scanning densitometry

Improved methods for separation and quantitative determination of hydrocarbon types from gas oil have been developed, which were based on high‐performance thin‐layer chromatography with ultraviolet and fluorescence scanning densitometry using horizontal elution. One of the methods allows the separation, detection, and determination of alkanes and naphthenes to be carried out, using berberine‐impregnated silica gel HPTLC plates, elution with n‐hexane, and berberine‐induced fluorescence detection at 365 nm. Another developed method allows total aromatics to be determined using silica gel HPTLC plates by elution with n‐hexane and acetone, and UV detection. In turn, PACs over three aromatic rings can be determined on either silica gel or caffeine‐impregnated silica gel HPTLC plates, elution with n‐hexane, and selective detection using native fluorescence at 365 nm. Concentrations lower than 5 wt% can be determined using this technique. In addition, a technique for an efficient, baseline‐resolved separation of a gas oil according to the number of aromatics rings (mono + di‐, tri‐, and polyaromatic compounds with more than three rings) is presented here. This technique involves a multistep elution on a mixed (silica gel and caffeine‐impregnated silica gel HPTLC plate) using a counter‐elution device, and UV detection.     

Quantitation of polyamines using thin-layer chromatography and image analysis

Efficient separation of dansylated polyamines can be achieved by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Quantitation, however, can be laborious because it requires removal of the silica gel and the fluorescing derivative from the glass plates, elution in a suitable solvent, and estimation with a fluorescence spectrophotometer. We report here a relatively simple and rapid method for the quantitation of dansylated polyamines that employs an image analyzer without removal from the glass TLC plates.     

Critical evaluation of experimental conditions influencing the surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) detection of substances separated by layer liquid chromatographic techniques

Summary Surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) ofp-dimethylaminobenzylidenerhodanine have been recorded on silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ and Si60 F₂₅₄ Raman TLC plates. Spectra were enhanced by use of a silver sol prepared according to the modified Lee-Meisel procedure. The standard deviations of the intensities and the band ratios for the seven most intense peaks were calculated for 30 parallel measurements. Although the Raman plate gives more reproducible results, several experimental difficulties are encountered in the development of chromatograms. SERS detection of ascorbigen and 1′-methylascorbigen was performed after chromatography on silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ TLC and HPTLC plates and on Si60 F₂₅₄ Raman TLC plates. Traditional development was used for the silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ TLC plates and Si60 F₂₅₄ Raman plates, and the personal OPLC technique for the silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ HPTLC plates. It was found that the SERS spectrum gave information about the indole ring only. Because bonding of the analyte to the stationary phase results in a change in molecular conformation-in contrast with the behaviour of rhodanine-the type of the plateused and the development procedure employed can significantly influence the quality of the SERS spectrum. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary September 1–3, 1999     

用铜（Ⅱ）—L—精氨酸配体交换薄层色谱拆分氨基酸对映体

报道了一种新的配体交换薄层色谱拆分氨基酸对映体的方法。以醋酸铜－Ｌ－精氨酸的络合物为配体交换剂，用浸渍的方法吸附在硅胶薄层板上，制成配体交换薄层，用ＰＲＩＳＭＡ优化法选择出展开剂的最佳组成为：甲醇／乙腈／四氢呋喃／水＝８０：８．２：５．８：６，在此色谱条件下，十对氨基酸对映体得到良好的分离，Ｄ－和Ｌ－氨基酸的相对比移值在１．０９－２．４０之间。文中对配体交换薄层的制备方法，样品的分子结构及色谱行为     

Silica gel thin-layer chromatography of acidic phospholipids. II. Chromatographic behaviour of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidic acid applied with different cation composition on adsorbents either free of metal ions or containing a surplus of divalent metal ions.

Different salt forms of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidic acid (two acidic phospholipids) have been subjected to thin-layer chromatography on two commonly used silica adsorbents, one of which (silica gel HR) is practically free of metal ions and the other (silica gel G) contains 13% of calcium sulphate as binder. The chromatographic behaviour was studied in an acidic, a neutral and a basic solvent. Both adsorbents provided usable systems for phosphatidylserine with each of the three solvents, except for silica gel G with the neutral solvent, in which system tailing was prominent. The inclusion of calcium sulphate in the silica gel tended to impair chromatography of phosphatidylserine in acidic and neutral solvents, but improved its chromatography in the basic solvent. In all the systems, the migration was independent of the cation composition of the applied phosphatidylserine samples. For the chromatography of phosphatidic acid, only three of the systems tested were usable, and in those three, the chromatographic behaviour was independent of the cation composition of the samples. The calcium sulphate in an adsorbent increased tailing of phosphatidic acid in acidic and neutral solvents, as it did for phosphatidylserine, whereas with the basic solvent, calcium sulphate in the adsorbent caused phosphatidic acid to remain at the origin. Two one-dimensional thin-layer chromatographic systems previously recommended for the chromatography of acidic phospholipids were unsuitable for the chromatography of phosphatidic acid under the conditions used here. For both phosphatidylserine and phosphatidic acid chromatographed in acidic systems, the solvent must contain water in addition to acetic acid if excessive tailing is to be avoided.     

Use of High Pressure Liquid Chromatography and Thin Layer Chromatography for the Separation and Detection of Testosterone and its Metabolites from in vitro Incubation Mixtures

Abstract

Testosterone and its 6β-, 7α-, and 16α-hydroxylated metabolites were resolved by high pressure liquid chromatography and thin layer chromatography. Separation by HPLC was achieved in less than 45 min on a microparticulate silica gel column using isocratic elution with isopro-panol:tetrahydrofuran:hexane (5:15:80) as the mobile phase. TLC systems utilizing silica gel on glass and plastic plates, and polysilicic acid on glass fiber sheets are presented. The monohydroxylated metabolites of testosterone formed during incubation of (¹⁴C)-testosterone with liver postmitochondrial preparations from adult male rats pre-treated with phenobarbital or Aroclor 1254 were separated and quantitated by both HPLC and TLC. The results using both techniques are compared with those obtained by paper chromatography.