Preparation and Evaluation of Poly-l-Lysine Stationary Phase for Hydrophilic Interaction/Reversed-Phase Mixed-Mode Chromatography

In this work, a poly-l-lysine-grafted stationary phase was synthesized by polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride of l-lysine initiated by 3-aminopropylated silica. The resulting material was characterized by FT-IR spectra, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis, which clearly indicated that the new phase had been prepared successfully. The retention of polar solutes depending on acetonitrile content in mobile phase exhibited ??U-shaped?? curves, which was an indication of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)/reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) mixed-mode retention behavior. The retention mechanisms in HILIC and RPLC modes also were investigated. Phenol compounds, aniline compounds and hydrophilic compounds were separated in RPLC or HILIC mode on the new stationary phase, respectively. This result shows that the new phase could be used for both RPLC and HILIC applications, providing greater flexibility for real sample analysis.     

Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation of Octylsilica Stationary Phase in Reversed-Phase HPLC

Abstract

Enthalpy-entropy compensation has been investigated in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography with octylsilica stationary phase. The compensation temperatures were determined for this system, and the results show that their change with the composition of the mobile phase was almost similar to that with octadecylsilica stationary phase. It is concluded that the retention mechanism of the separation of alkylbenzenes in both systems with the mobile phase exceed 20% water content is the same.     

量子化学计算预测高效液相色谱键合相的保留机理

本文用Gaussian98计算软件中的Hartree—Fock方法对高效液相色谱中溶质与固定相发生作用后产生的能量进行计算,并对溶质与C18键合相和苯胺甲基键合相相互作用的计算结果与实验结论进行了比较。结果表明,量化计算结果与色谱保留行为之间具有相关性,即分子间相互作用能量的高低,决定了保留值的大小,表现为能量越负,保留值越大,而且双倍键合量的能量低于单倍键合量。量化计算的方法将为色谱保留性能的研究和键合相的研制提供参考。     

Contribution of Steric Repulsion to Retention on an Octadecylsiloxane-Bonded Silica Stationary Phase 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 octadecylsilioxane-bonded silica stationary phase, Ascentis ^TM C18, with acetonitrile-water and methanol-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. (1), and exhibited normal retention behavior for the full composition range. The solutes in category 2 exhibited normal retention behavior at high organic solvent compositions with a discontinuity at low organic solvent mobile phase 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 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 excluded from the models. The overwhelming number of residual values, here defined as the difference between experimental and model predicted retention factors for the excluded solutes, could be explained by contributions from steric repulsion. The latter defined as the inability of solutes to fully insert themselves into the solvated stationary phase because of their size or conformation. Steric repulsion resulted in a systematic reduction in retention compared with predicted values for the fully inserted solute. The bonding density of the stationary phase; the type and composition of the mobile phase; and the size, conformation, type and number of functional groups on the solute are shown to affect the contribution of steric repulsion to the retention mechanism.     

二氢麦角碱在极性嵌入反相色谱固定相上的分离行为

二氢麦角碱的4种组分具有不同的药效特性,需适当的分析方法对其在不同剂型药品中的含量进行分析.传统液相色谱方法使用强碱性流动相,严重腐蚀硅胶基质色谱填料,影响色谱柱寿命.合成了极性嵌入反相固定相--C18酰胺固定相,并在中性流动相条件下分离4种组分.考察了流动相组成和pH对二氢麦角碱在C18酰胺固定相上保留行为的影响.在150 mm×4.6 mm I.D.的C18酰胺色谱柱上,流动相为乙腈-20 mmol/L Na2HPO4(30:70,V/V,pH 7.0)的条件下实现了4种组分的基线分离.与传统方法相比,极性嵌入反相固定相可以有效的改善碱性化合物的分离特性和大幅度地延长色谱柱的使用寿命.     

System Maps for Retention of Small Neutral Compounds on a Superficially Porous Ethyl-Bridged,Octadecylsiloxane-Bonded Silica Stationary Phase in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography

The system constants of the solvation parameter model are used to prepare system maps for the retention of small neutral compounds on an ethyl-bridged, ocatadecylsiloxane-bonded superficially porous silica stationary phase (Kinetex EVO C18) for aqueous mobile phases containing 10–70% (v/v) methanol or acetonitrile. Electrostatic interactions (cation-exchange) are important for the retention of weak bases with acetonitrile–water but not methanol–water mobile phase compositions. Compared with a superficially porous octadecylsiloxane-bonded silica stationary phase (Kinetex C18) with a similar morphology but different topology statistically significant differences in selectivity at the 95% confidence level are observed for neutral compounds that vary by size and hydrogen-bond basicity with other intermolecular interactions roughly similar. These selectivity differences are dampened with acetonitrile–water mobile phases, but are significant for methanol–water mobile phase compositions containing <30% (v/v) methanol. A comparison of a totally porous ethyl-bridged, octadecylsiloxane-bonded silica stationary phase (XBridge C18) with Kinetex EVO C18 indicated that they are effectively selectivity equivalent.     

氮杂冠醚聚硅氧烷固定液的色谱保留机理

氨杂冠醚聚硅氧烷是一类呈中等极性的新颖气相色谱固定液．本文通过测定醇、酯、卤代烃和苯系列化合物的色谱保留值和相应势力学参数，研究它对上述不同化合物的保留机理及其分子识别的热力学性质     

Evaluation of a Doubly Zirconized Silica-Based Stationary Phase for HPLC

This paper describes the preparation, characterization, and application of a chemically bonded and endcapped C18 stationary phase having a doubly zirconized silica support. The stationary phase was characterized using infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C and ²⁹Si) spectroscopies, elemental analysis, and surface and thermogravimetric determinations, and evaluated chromatographically using several test mixtures, indicating acceptable efficiency, and asymmetry. The new phase was used for several different applications including the determination of the possible presence of six pesticides in orange juice, using a modified QuEChERS procedure for extraction.     

Retention Behavior of Proteins on Glutamic Acid-Boned Silica Stationary Phase

A glutamic acid-bonded silica (Glu-silica) stationary phase with cation-exchange properties was synthesized using l-glutamic acid as ligand and silica gel as matrix. The effects of solution pH value, salt concentration and metal ion on the retention of proteins were examined. The standard protein mixture was separated with a prepared chromatographic column and an iminodiacetic acid column, and compared. The influence of the binding capacity of an immobilized metal ion on the complexation of metal chelate column was studied. The results indicate that the obtained column displays cation-exchange characteristic and better separation ability for proteins. As fixing metal ion on the Glu-silica column, retention of proteins on the column is a cooperative interaction of metal chelate and cation-exchange. The stationary phase shows the typical metal chelate properties with the increase of the sorption capacity of immobilized metal ion.     

Extractant Effect on the Retention of the Stationary Phase in a Rotating Coiled Column

The effects of physicochemical properties of two-phase liquid systems (interfacial tension and differences in density and viscosity) on the retention of the stationary phase in the column were examined. These effects mainly determine the separation parameters of compounds. Extractant/decane–aqueous phase systems were used; their physicochemical properties changed both as a result of adding an extractant (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid, trioctylamine, or tributyl phosphate) to the organic solvent and because of a change in the composition of the aqueous phase. Aqueous ammonium sulfate of varying concentration was used as a mobile phase. It was shown that interfacial tension substantially affects the behavior of the systems under consideration. An increase in the ammonium sulfate concentration only slightly affects the retention factor of the stationary phase in the column. With a proper choice of the stationary phase, countercurrent chromatography can be used for the extraction of components from salt solutions of various concentrations.     

铈及其络合物在HPLC色谱柱上保留行为的研究——以离子交换树脂作固定相

用高效液相色谱(HPLC)与等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)联用技术为分析手段,对铈及其络合物(铈-EDTA,铈-柠檬酸,铈-腐殖酸)在不同固定相上(阳离子交换树脂、阴离子交换树脂)的保留行为及规律性进行了探讨,所得实验结果为稀土形态分析研究提供了有益的依据.     

Extrathermodynamic Study of Retention Equilibrium in RP-LC Using a C18-Silica Monolithic Stationary Phase

This study is concerned with the explanation of some thermodynamic properties of the retention equilibrium on a C₁₈-silica monolithic column. Pulse response experiments were carried out in a reversed-phase liquid chromatography system using a methanol/water mixture (70/30, v/v) and n-alkylbenzene homologs as the mobile phase and sample compounds, respectively, in the temperature range between 278 and 318 K. The retention equilibrium constant (K _a) was calculated from the first absolute moment of elution peaks. The dependence of K _a on the column temperature was analyzed using the modified van??t Hoff plot proposed by Krug et al. to derive the changes of the Gibbs free energy, the enthalpy and the entropy concerning the retention behavior. First, the presence of a real enthalpy?Centropy compensation (EEC) for the retention equilibrium was demonstrated. Then, a thermodynamic model based on the real EEC was developed to explain the temperature dependence of the linear free energy relationship (LFER) of the retention equilibrium. The model indicates how the slope and intercept of the LFER are correlated with the compensation temperatures and several molecular thermodynamic parameters. The model was effective for explaining the thermodynamic properties of the retention equilibrium of the C₁₈-silica monolithic stationary phase.     

禾草灵对映异构体在高效液相色谱手性固定相上的拆分

合成了手性纤维素-三(4-甲基苯甲酸酯)(CTMB),并涂敷于氨丙基硅胶上,制备成手性固定相(CSP);用高效液相色谱法在该手性固定相上对农药禾草灵外消旋体进行了拆分;考察了流动相组成、温度、醇效应对禾草灵对映体拆分及保留的影响,由实验结果对禾草灵对映体之间的-(ΔG^￠)π,s、（ΔH^￠）π,s、（ΔS^￠）π,s进行了计算,并对其在柱上保留机理进行了讨论。     

Chemometrics-Assisted Optimization of Beta-/Gamma-Tocol Separation on a C<Subscript>30</Subscript> Stationary Phase in Reversed-Phase LC

This paper presents a chemometrics-assisted optimization study to improve the separation of tocopherol (-T) and tocotrienol (-TT) homologues on a C₃₀ stationary phase in reversed-phase HPLC. The HPLC settings were optimized using a central composite design and the response surface methodology. Flow rate, column temperature, and mobile phase composition were chosen as independent variables. Peak resolution (R_s), analysis time (t_R), and peak symmetries of the tocopherol isomers were chosen as response variables. Optimum performance in terms of R_s was obtained at a flow rate of 0.31 mL min^?1, a temperature of 8.70 °C, and % B content (methyl tert-butyl ether: methanol: water, 80:18:2, v/v/v) in the mobile phase of 38.12%. The analysis of variance and regression analysis gave adjusted R² values of 0.9841 for R_s, 0.9850 for t_R-(α-T), 0.9853 for t_R-(β-T), and 0.9204 for the peak symmetry of β-T. This confirms the good agreement of experimental data with predicted values. The close eluting peaks of β-/γ-tocol could be baseline separated at the optimized conditions at a minimized analysis time. Empirical second-order polynomial models were derived that gave statistically high significances (P?<?0.0001). Hence, the models can be successfully employed to predict the optimum separation conditions of co-eluting peaks of β-/γ-tocols. The optimized method was successfully applied to determine the individual tocol homologues in various cold pressed edible oils. Total contents ranged from 15 to almost 2600 mg tocol kg^?1 oil.     

Preparation and Characterization of a Microwave-Immobilized Fluorinated Stationary Phase for RP-LC

A fluorinated stationary phase was prepared through the immobilization of poly(methyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropylsiloxane) onto 5 μm Kromasil silica by microwave irradiation. The best conditions of immobilization time and temperature were determined by central composite design and response surface methodology. Physical–chemical characterizations (IR, ²⁹Si NMR and elemental analysis) confirmed that the polymer was attached onto the chromatographic support by different mechanisms that resulted in a percent carbon loading of 10%. Some pharmaceuticals were completely separated with the fluorinated stationary phase using a simple mobile phase while the same separation was not possible with a C18 stationary phase.     

Development and Evaluation of a New Fluorinated Double-Wall Carbon Nanotube HPLC Stationary Phase

A novel column based on silica-containing immobilized fluorinated double-wall carbon nanotubes (F-DWCNTs) was developed. This F-DWCNT stationary phase was synthesized to combine the analytical performance of carbon nanotubes and the fluorine-based unique selectivity for polar compounds. First, the chromatographic support was coated with DWCNTs in a noncovalent way to preserve the sp² internal nanotube structure. Second, the DWCNT silica particles were functionalized with fluorine atoms via a solution of Br₂ and BrF₃ at room temperature. This F-DWCNT stationary phase was applied for a variety of separations. The solute retention behaviour was particularly studied under isocratic conditions with a high fraction of ACN in the ACN/water (v/v) mobile phase. The retention factors of the solute molecule do not depend linearly on the ACN fraction, but follow a quadratic relationship. This fluorinated stationary phase separated compounds based upon a combination of hydrophobic and polar selective stationary phase interactions. This F-DWCNT appeared to work best when fluorinated or halogenated compounds were encountered. They have longer retention time, better selectivity and work well with high fraction of organic modifiers. This novel stationary phase could thus be a good choice for LC–MS experiments.