Direct optical resolution of the enantiomers of axially chiral compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography on cellulose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) stationary phase

Summary The enantiomeric separation of nineteen biphenyl dimethyl dicarboxylate derivatives has been examined by HPLC on a chiral statonary phase prepared by coating aminopropylated silica gel with cellulose tris-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate). It was found that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has a dominant effect on chiral separation for acidic compounds. The percentage of 2-propanol in the mobile phase does not have a large effect on the anantioselectivity but the separation was dramatically influenced by the kind of alcohol in the mobile phase. The effect of temperature on the chiral separation is also discussed. Most of the enantiomers investigated could be resolved satisfactorily.     

Optimization and characterization of the chiral separation of citalopram and its demethylated metabolites by response-surface methodology

Summary Response-surface modelling and sequential optimization have been used for optimization and characterization of the separation of the enantiomers of citalopram, desmethylcitalopram, and didesmethylcitalopram on an acetylated β-cyclodextrin column. In the model chosen the separation conditions mobile phase methanol content, buffer concentration, column temperature, and pH were varied to investigate their influence on the chromatography. It was found that what is good for selectivity within an enantiomer pair is bad for selectivity between enantiomer pairs. Because within-pair and between-pair selectivity does not reach its optimum at the same conditions, a middle course approach has to be followed. Use of an experimental design for this investigation enabled understanding of the mechanisms of within- and between-pair separation for citalopram, desmethylcitalopram, and didesmethylcitalopram. Sequential optimization can be a quicker means of optimizing a chromatographic separation; response-surface modelling, in addition to enabling optimization of the chromatographic process, also serves as a tool for leaming more about the separation mechanism.     

Reversed-phase HPLC separation of the enantiomers of denopamine after derivatization with GITC chiral reagent

Summary A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed to determine the optical purity of denopamine, which is a new cardiotonic agent having an asymmetric carbon in a molecule. The enantiomers were converted to diastereomeric thiourea derivatives using 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate (GITC) reagent. Separation of the enantiomers of denopamine as diastereomers was successfully achieved by reversed-phase HPLC within 10 min using an ODS column and UV detection. Derivatization of denopamine proceeded rapidly under the alkaline conditions and the ambient temperature. This method was applied to the determination of the optical purity of denopamine drug substances and those in tablets. The favorable UV absorption of the derivatives enabled the optical antipode to be determined down to the 0.2% level.     

Small-angle neutron scattering study on microstructure of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) in water

By employing small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), we investigated the microstructures of, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (NE) in deuterated water D₂O, as related to macroscopic behaviors of fluidity, turbidity and synerisis. SANS revealed following results: (i) microphase separation occurs at around above 17 °C in a temperature range of transparent sol below 30 °C. In the microdomain appeared in the transparent sol state, both block chains of PNIPA and PEG are swollen by water; (ii) for the NE solution of polymer concentration W_p > 3.5% (w/v), corresponding to opaque gel above 30 °C, a percolated structure, i.e., network-like domain is formed by NE as a result of macrophase separation due to dehydration of the PNIPA chains. As the temperature increases toward 40 °C, the network domain is squeezed along a direction parallel to the NE interface, which leads to increase of the interfacial thickness given by swollen PEG chains and to the macroscopic synerisis behavior.     

毛细电色谱法拆分安息香手性化合物

用毛细电色谱法成功地拆分了安息手性化合物,并获得了较好的重现性和分离度。     

毛细管电泳法在手性分离中的应用及进展

近年来,毛细管电泳(CE) 手性分离方法的研究主要集中在各种手性添加剂与对映体药物的匹配及实验条件的最优化选择上.目前,较为成熟的CE分离模式有:区带电泳(CZE)、凝胶电泳(CGE)、等速电泳(CITP)、胶束电动色谱(MEKC)和非水电泳(NACE)等,并已成功地用于手性化合物对映体的分离.CE手性分离研究正朝着新型手性选择剂的研制和实现与其他各种定性分析仪器及其他色谱分离模式的联用方向发展.     

平头锥型回转体高速入水结构强度数值分析

为探究回转体在高速入水过程中的结构强度,基于非线性有限元LS-DYNA软件中流固耦合任意拉格朗日-欧拉(arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian, ALE)方法,分析了不同壁厚的回转体以100 m/s的初速度入水过程中的冲击力特性和结构强度。结果表明：数值计算得到的入水冲击压强峰值和速度衰减曲线与相应的理论值吻合较好,从而验证了数值方法的有效性;入水冲击载荷峰值出现在结构入水瞬间,结构入水后冲击载荷急剧变小且微小震荡;回转体的结构形式对其在高速入水过程中的结构强度有重要影响,尤其回转体头部厚度影响回转体结构强度,当回转体头部厚度为8 mm、后体壁厚大于2.5 mm时,可以保证回转体强度要求。

     

Hydrodynamic-flow-driven phase evolution in a polymer blend film modified by diblock copolymers

We have studied surface-directed phase separation in thin films of deuterated polystyrene and poly(bromostyrene) (with 22.7% of monomers brominated) using ³He nuclear reaction analysis, dynamic secondary ion mass spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy combined with preferential dissolution. The crossover from competing to neutral surfaces of the critical blend film (cast onto Au) was commenced: polyisoprene-polystyrene diblock copolymers were added and segregated to both surfaces reducing in a tuneable manner the effective interactions. Two main stages of phase evolution are characterised by i) the growth of two surface layers and by ii) the transition from the four-layer to the final bilayer morphology. For increasing copolymer content the kinetics of the first stage is hardly affected but the amplitude of composition oscillations is reduced indicating more fragmented inner layers. As a result, a faster mass flow to the surfaces and an earlier completion of the second stage were observed. The hydrodynamic flow mechanism, driving both stages, is evidenced by nearly linear growth of the surface layer and by mass flow channels extending from the surface layer into the bulk. The final bilayer structure, formed even for the surfaces covered by strongly overlapped copolymers, is indicative of long-range (antisymmetric) surface forces. Received 15 March 2000 and Received in final form 9 February 2001     

Rheological studies on the phase separation of hydroxypropylcellulose solution systems

Phase behavior of hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) in a mixed solvent of glycerol and water was investigated by two different rheological methods: rheooptical birefringence measurement in an elongational flow field and viscometric measurement in a shear flow field. The association process of the HPC chain during phase separation observed by the elongational flow birefringence method was also investigated by the shear viscometric method. The temperature dependence of chain rigidity was determined by measuring the intrinsic viscosity, and change in the conformation was investigated by observing elongational flow birefringence over the temperature range from the one‐phase to inside a phase boundary. The results focus on the molecular process of phase separation. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 1976–1986, 2001     

Miscible blends of nitro‐substituted polybenzimidazole and polyetherimide

A novel blend system was prepared by blending organosoluble nitro‐substituted polybenzimidazole (NO₂‐PBI) and polyetherimide (PEI) in a cosolvent at a moderate condition. It was shown that the NO₂‐PBI/PEI blends not only possess tractable processability owing to the enhanced solubility of NO₂‐PBI but also retain the desirable features of unmodified PBI/PEI blends. Apparent miscibility in the blends was observed and attributed to hydrogen‐bonding interactions between N? H groups in NO₂‐PBI and carbonyl groups in PEI. It was revealed that the NO₂‐PBI/PEI blends phase‐separate upon heating above the glass‐transition temperatures. The observed mixing of NO₂‐PBI and PEI in a molecular level, although sustainable only in the glassy region, was shown to lend synergy effects to the physical properties of the blends. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 1778–1783, 2001