The gas-liquid chromatographic stationary phase properties of liquid organic salts: Anomalous selectivity variation when employing the Rohrschneider/McReynolds system

The liquid organic salts studied here have wide stable liquid temperature ranges and act as efficient, highly selective gas-liquid chromatographic stationary phases. The effect of carbon number on the gas liquid chromatographic stationary phase properties of this series of tetra-n-butylammonium n-alkylsulfonate salts was evaluated by the well-known Rohrschneider/McReynolds system. Several problems arose when attempting to characterize these polar liquid organic salts employing this system. The specific retention volumes for the polar selectivity probes were generally not affected by an increase in the carbon number for the series studied here. However, the specific retention volumes for the n-alkane retention index markers increased dramatically as the anion carbon number was increased. The overall effect was a net decrease in the calculated McReynolds constants with increasing carbon number, although the true selectivity of the different stationary phases remained constant. Additionally, the specific retention volumes of the basic test probe, pyridine, showed large erratic variations and, in some cases, was not recovered from the columns. The results suggest the possibility of on-column chemical reactions occurring with some of these salts, and an alternative test probe, 2,6-dimethylpyridine (lutidine) is proposed to eliminate this problem. As McReynolds constants are presently the most commonly used parameters for predicting retention and gas chromatographic stationary phase selection, it is important that workers are aware of the inherent limitations of this scheme.     

两种带有不同间隔臂的环糊精键合固定相保留行为的评价

选取14种模型化合物对两种带有不同间隔臂的环糊精键合固定相(Click Alkyl-CD、Click OEG-CD)进行了反相液相色谱模式下的保留行为评价。通过梯度洗脱条件下保留参数计算方法和CSASS软件,根据3次线性梯度的保留值数据,测出14种溶质分子在两种固定相上的保留参数,在此基础上考察流动相含乙腈浓度与保留因子的关系后发现,Click Alkyl-CD和Click OEG-CD在分离非极性和中等极性化合物时主要基于反相液相色谱模式,而某些化合物(如吲唑)在Click OEG-CD上的保留受多种作用力影响,并不基于反相液相色谱模式。疏水性评价结果表明,反相分离模式下Click Alkyl-CD的保留参数和正辛醇-水分配常数的相关性较好(R=0.7),说明其具有比较强的疏水性;而Click OEG-CD的相关性不高(R＜0.3),说明疏水作用力以外的其他作用力对化合物在反相模式下的保留影响较大。     

Investigation of the ion-exchange properties of methacrylate-based mixed-mode monolithic stationary phases employed as stationary phases in capillary electrochromatography

The potential of methacrylate-based mixed-mode monolithic stationary phases bearing sulfonic acid groups for the separation of positively charged analytes (alkylanilines, amino acids, and peptides) by capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is investigated. The retention mechanism of protonated alkylanilines as positively charged model solutes on these negatively charged mixed-mode stationary phases is investigated by studying the influence of mobile phase and stationary phase parameters on the corrected retention factor which was calculated by taking the electrophoretic mobility of the solutes into consideration. It is shown that both solvophobic and ion-exchange interactions contribute to the retention of these analytes. The dependence of the corrected retention factor on (1) the concentration of the counter ion ammonium and (2) the number of methylene groups in the alkyl chain of the model analytes investigated shows clearly that a one-site model (solvophobic and ion-exchange interactions take place simultaneously at a single type of site) has to be taken to describe the retention behaviour observed. Comparison of the CEC separation of these charged analytes with electrophoretic mobilities determined by open-tubular capillary electrophoresis shows that mainly chromatographic interactions (solvophobic and ion-exchange interactions) are responsible for the selectivity observed in CEC, while the electrophoretic migration of these analytes plays only a minor role.     

Selectivity of some basic solutes on a poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane)-silica stationary phase

Complex analyses of polar compounds, especially basic ones, require more selective stationary phases. The present paper describes a stationary phase prepared by thermal immobilization of poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane) onto chromatographic silica (PMTDS-SiO(2)). This stationary phase presents hydrophobic and ion-exchange interactions that confer both high retention and unique selectivities for basic solutes. The influence of ion-exchange interactions is confirmed by the increase in retention factors of basic solutes when the mobile-phase pH changes from acidic to neutral and by the decrease in retention factors when the mobile-phase pH changes from neutral to alkaline. The ion-exchange properties of the stationary phase are enriched in neutral mobile phase (pH 7-7.5) using soft Lewis bases such as tricine and tris as buffers but are suppressed in both acidic (pH 2.5-6) and highly alkaline mobile phases (pH≤10). Increasing both temperature and flow rate permits more rapid separations while maintaining the selectivity. The stability of the stationary phase is evaluated with acid, neutral and alkaline mobile phases.     

Relationship between the gas chromatographic behaviour and the molecular structure of hydrocarbon samples and various stationary phases Part I. Correlation of retention data and thermodynamic functions with chemical structure

Summary Retention parameters of different hydrocarbon classes were determined at 90–120°C on non-polar and medium-polar stationary phases. The specific retention volumes, and the thermodynamic functions of solution were calculated and the relationship between these data, the physicochemical properties and the chemical structure of the solutes (samples) and solvents (liquid phases) investigated.     

Interpreting the gas chromatographic retention of n-alkanes

Non-linear regressions were applied to n-alkanes retention data for the determination of gas hold-up in a preceding paper. It was found that at temperatures over 100 degrees C the reduced partial molar free energy of solution, deltaG/RT, tends to be negligible for the solute methane in poly(dimethylsiloxane) stationary phases. A consequence of interest can be inferred from this fact. The C-H bonds from terminal methyl groups of n-alkane solute molecules should not contribute significantly to deltaG/RT in these conditions. The analysis of data confirms that, within the chromatographic experimental error, the contributions of n-alkane end C-H bonds are also negligible in this temperature range. Consequently, the regression parameter that contains the phase ratio of the column only includes the gas hold-up as the accompanying factor.     

Description of retention characteristics of calixarene-bonded stationary phases in dependence of the methanol content in the mobile phase

Calixarene-bonded stationary phases in HPLC are known to support additional interactions compared to conventional alkyl-bonded phases (π–π interactions, complex-building interactions). Thus it cannot be presumed that the same mechanisms of retention apply and that retention can be predicted in similar ways. Here 31 solutes of highly various molecular structures have been analysed at different mobile phase compositions (0–98% (v/v) methanol) in order to characterise the chromatographic behaviour of the novel stationary phases and to test the applicability of established models predicting retention factors. The influence of a change of the methanol content is discussed for non-polar, polar and ionic solutes and differences of their behaviour on the differing column types are shown. Additionally estimates about underlying retention mechanisms are given.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as test probes to investigate the retention behavior of 1,3‐alternate calix[4]arene silica‐bonded stationary phases

A series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of different size and shape has been used to characterize the chromatographic behavior of five calix[4]arene stationary phases in 1,3‐alternate conformation synthesized in our laboratory. The selection of linear, four‐ring nonlinear, and five‐ring PAHs gave data on selectivity changes across range of the calix[4]arene columns. Retention of the 12 aromatic solutes has been evaluated at various methanol contents in the mobile phase (70–100% v/v) and column temperatures (20–45°C). The thermodynamic parameters underlying the retention mechanisms revealed that each of the five calix[4]arene columns exhibited variation in selectivity and retention of PAHs caused by enthalpy and entropy effects. The calixarene stationary phases substituted with electron‐withdrawing groups exhibit enhanced selectivity toward PAHs in comparison to the rest of the investigated columns. The observed divergences are due to differences in solute–stationary phase interactions and originate in π–π and π‐electron transfer specific to the analytes and the type of calix[4]arene functionalization at the upper rim, as well as steric and sorption phenomena.     

Solute absorption into molten polystyrene

The equilibrium volatilities at near infinite dilution of various solutes absorbed in molten polystyrene have been determined by a gas chromatographic technique. This method is much more rapid, although, with the present apparatus, probably less accurate than conventional static techniques. The primary parameters obtained from measurements of retention volumes are the Henry's law constants, from which are derived the weight and volume fraction activity coefficients, the Flory-Huggins interaction parameters, and the heats of dilution and solution. Of the solutes investigated, 2-butanone (MEK) was the least, and benzene the most compatible (highest and lowest volume fraction activity coefficients, respectively) with molten polystyrene. A small, but definite, variation of the activity coefficients with polystyrene molecular weight was observed.     

Solvation parameter models for retention on perfluorinated and fluorinated low temperature glassy carbon stationary phases in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

The retention of solutes on two fluorinated low temperature glassy carbon (F-LTGC) stationary phases under reversed-phase liquid chromatographic conditions was studied by employing the solvation parameter model. The two fluorinated glassy carbon stationary phases were produced by slowly heating zirconia particles that were encapsulated with oligo[1,3-dibutadiyne-1,3-(tetrafluoro)phenylene] precursor polymer to two different final temperatures (200 and 400 degrees C). The resulting carbon particles had different amounts of fluorine after thermal processing. The solvation parameter models indicated that different intermolecular interactions are important in describing retention on the two stationary phases. The interactions that are important for describing retention on the 200 degrees C processed F-LTGC stationary phase are hydrogen bond basicity> or =dispersion>hydrogen bond acidity>dipolarity/polarizability. The interactions that describe the retention on the 400 degrees C processed F-LTGC are hydrogen bond basicity>dispersion>excess molar refraction> or =hydrogen bond acidity. The solvation parameter model for the 200 degrees C processed F-LTGC showed similar trends in the relative importance of intermolecular interactions as previously found for octadecyl-polysiloxane stationary phases, while the 400 degrees C processed F-LTGC had similar intermolecular interactions with solutes as found with porous glassy carbon in that pi-pi interactions with the carbon surface contribute more so to the retention.     

Combined supercritical fluid chromatographic tests to improve the classification of numerous stationary phases used in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

In this paper, we present a combination of a key-solute test based on retention and separation factors of large probe solutes (carotenoid pigments) and a quantitative structure-retention relationship analysis based on the retention factors of small probe solutes (aromatic compounds), both performed in supercritical fluid chromatography, to investigate the different chromatographic behaviour of octadecylsiloxane-bonded stationary phases of all sorts: classical, protected against silanophilic interactions or not, containing polar groups (endcapping groups or embedded groups). The results indicate that the two approaches chosen (carotenoid test and solvation parameter model) are complementary and provide precise information on the chromatographic behaviour of ODS phases. The applicability of the classification to the selection of stationary phases is evidenced with some examples of separations.     

The effect of the structure and structural changes of the stationary phase on the retention characteristics of solutes. I. The study of interactions in solutions

Summary Interactions between n-octadecane and its monofunctional derivatives (1-chloro-, 1-hydroxy-), used as stationary phases, and solutes of various structural types have been studied. Using open tubular columns, ensuring a high separation efficiency and relative inertness of the inner surface, the retention data were measured and from them the specific retention volumes, the retention indexes, and the differential solution heats were calculated. Correlations between the measured quantities and the structures of both the stationary phases and the solutes are discussed.     

Modelling of n-alkane retention and optimization of the conditions for analysis in gas adsorption chromatography with temperature programming

Summary The possibility of constructing a mathematical model of n-alkanes retention upon their separation by gas solid chromatography with temperature programming has been studied. The functional dependence between the number of the carbon atoms in n-alkane molecules, their retention in isothermal conditions and temperature of chromatographic column was used for constructing this mathematical model. It showed necessary to take into account the variance in the process temperature programming of both the carrier gas volume velocity and the column inlet pressure to obtain the adequate mathematical model of the chromatographic retention. With the use of the specific retention parameters of substances i.e. relative to the surface or the mass of sorbents the proposed model can be used not only for Silochrom C-80 but for the whole class of macroporous silica sorbents.     

反气相色谱法测定Kovats及Flory-Huggins保留参数的变化以探究润滑油的氧化机理

 Inverse gas chromatographic technique (IGC) was attempted as a new approach to follow the chemical changes that occur during lubricating base oil oxidation. Three groups of the oxidized base oils were prepared at different oxygen flow rates, periods and temperatures according to IP48 method. The corrected retention volumes (VR) were calculated for a series of selected test solutes possessing different functional groups on the oxidized base oils used as stationary phases. Kovats retention index (I), Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (κ∞1,2), and partial molar free energy of solution (ΔG∞L), were calculated for the given test solutes from their VR. The relationships between the I values and the oxidation variables were plotted and discussed. The obtained results were confirmed by potentiometric titration. The study reveals that the magnitudes of variation of I, κ∞1,2 or ΔG∞L retention parameters depend on the oxidation degree of the base oil. Large differences between the I values permit discrimination between the different oxidation steps.     

Insights into the retention mechanism on an octadecylsiloxane-bonded silica stationary phase (HyPURITY C18) in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Plots of the retention factor against mobile phase composition were used to organize a varied group of solutes into three categories according to their retention mechanism on an octadecylsiloxane-bonded silica stationary phase HyPURITY C18 with methanol-water and acetonitrile-water mobile phase compositions containing 10-70% (v/v) organic solvent. The solutes in category 1 could be fit to a general retention model, Eq. (2), and exhibited normal retention behavior for the full composition range. The solutes in category 2 exhibited normal retention behavior at high organic solvent composition with a discontinuity at low organic solvent compositions. The solutes in category 3 exhibited a pronounced step or plateau in the middle region of the retention plots with a retention mechanism similar to category 1 solutes at mobile phase compositions after the discontinuity and a different retention mechanism before the discontinuity. Selecting solutes and appropriate composition ranges from the three categories where a single retention mechanism was operative allowed modeling of the experimental retention factors using the solvation parameter model. These models were then used to predict retention factors for solutes not included in the models. The overwhelming number of residual values [log k (experimental) - log k (model predicted)] were negative and could be explained by contributions from steric repulsion, defined as the inability of the solute to insert itself fully into the stationary phase because of its bulkiness (i.e., volume and/or shape). Steric repulsion is shown to strongly depend on the mobile phase composition and was more significant for mobile phases with a low volume fraction of organic solvent in general and for mobile phases containing methanol rather than acetonitrile. For mobile phases containing less than about 20 % (v/v) organic solvent the mobile phase was unable to completely wet the stationary phase resulting in a significant change in the phase ratio and for acetonitrile (but less so methanol) changes in the solvation environment indicated by a discontinuity in the system maps.     

Retention in analytical ion exchange chromatography-1. Strong electrolytes on strong ion exchangers

A retention equation of general validity is adapted to ion exchange chromatography providing a self-consistent interpretation of retention of solutes and system peaks. Discussion is limited to eluent mixtures containing ions of invariant charge and to stationary phases with pH-independent surface charge. An interpretation is proposed for the retention volume of system peaks in binary eluents (mixtures of two eluent counter-ions). Retention volumes of labelled counter-ions of the eluent appear to provide useful information about the chromatographic system with clear interpretation in any multicomponent eluent.     

Combined supercritical fluid chromatographic methods for the characterization of octadecylsiloxane-bonded stationary phases

In this paper, we present a combination of a key-solute test based on retention and separation factors of large probe solutes (carotenoid pigments) and a quantitative structure-retention relationship analysis based on the retention factors of small probe solutes (aromatic compounds) to investigate the different chromatographic behavior of octadecylsiloxane-bonded stationary phases of all sorts: classical, protected against silanophilic interactions or not, containing polar groups (endcapping groups or embedded groups). Varied chemometric methods are used to enlighten the differences between the 27 phases tested. The results indicate that the two approaches chosen (carotenoid test and solvation parameter model) are complementary and provide precise information on the chromatographic behavior of ODS phases.     

Preparation and evaluation of n-octadecylphosphonic acid-modified magnesia-zirconia stationary phases for reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Three n-octadecylphosphonic acid-modified magnesia-zirconia reversed stationary phases (C₁₈PZM) are prepared via the strong Lewis base interactions between organophosphonate and magnesia-zirconia composite. And two of them are end-capped by using trimethylchlorosilane as end-capping agent in different procedures. Stability studies at extreme high pH conditions (pH 9-12) show that both the non-endcapped and endcapped columns are quite stable at pH 12 mobile phase. The reversed-phase liquid chromatographic behavior of three C₁₈PZM stationary phases are comparatively investigated in detail using a variety of basic compounds as probes. The retention of basic compounds on the three phases is studied over a wide range of pHs. And the possible retention mechanisms of basic compounds on the three stationary phases are discussed. The results show that the basic solutes retain by a hydrophobic and cation-exchange interaction mixed mechanism on three stationary phases when they are operated in eluents at pH values near to the pK_a of the Brönsted conjugate acid form of the analyte, suggesting that inherent zirconol groups on ZM are not expected to interact with bases via cation-exchange interaction at lower pH. Nonetheless, the non-endcapped phase differs markedly from the edncapped ones in retention and selectivity of basic solutes using eluents at pH 4.1, implying a complex retention mechanism at this pH. The cation-exchange sites under such conditions are more likely due to the adsorbed Lewis base anionic buffer constituents (acetate) on accessible ZM surface sites than the chemisorbed phosphonate. Although the three phases exhibit very similar chromatographic behavior with eluents at pH 10.1, and show in general satisfactory separation of basic compounds and alkaloids studied, the performance for a specific analyte, however, differs largely from column to column.