Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of diastereomers of (R,S)-mexiletine prepared by microwave irradiation with four new chiral derivatizing reagents based on trichloro-s-triazine having amino acids as chiral auxiliaries and 10 others having amino acid amides

LC enantioseparation of active pharmaceutical ingredients using rationally synthesized CDRs and chiral molecules with high molar absorptivity

The synthesis of optically active compounds requires determination of ee, er, and enantiomeric purity. The aim of the present paper is to review the synthesis of several chiral derivatizing reagents (CDRs) in a rational manner, which were successful for the separation and isolation of enantiomers of a variety of active pharmaceutical ingredients and other important and useful racemates. Besides, the application of (i) certain enantiomerically pure amines, either directly or by incorporating each of them as chiral auxiliary in difluorodinitrobenzene or cyanuric chloride moieties to construct the CDR, (ii) (S)-ketoprofen and (S)-levofloxacin as chiral platforms, and (iii) a few isothiocyanates, have been suitably included. Attention is drawn to the use of water micellar mobile phase as the "green" RP-HPLC method and the use of simple achiral derivatization with ninhydrin, particularly. Synthesis of CDRs and their application for enantioseparation of racemates and detagging of certain chromophoric reagent components for obtaining native enantiomers are other interesting features included herein. The methods can be easily used to determine and control enantiomeric purity with advantages over a variety of commercial chiral phases. This comprehensive review not only highlights innovative methodologies for enantioseparation but also underscores their practical applications in controlling and ensuring the enantiomeric purity of pharmaceutical compounds.

Enantioselective Analysis of Mexiletine Using Chromatographic Techniques: A Review

Background:

Mexiletine belongs to the β-amino-aryl-ether group of pharmaceutical and applied in the diagnosis of antiarrhythmics, allodynia, and myotonic disorders. In its chemical structure, it possesses a chiral center and practiced in the form of the racemic mixture. The production and accessibility of mexiletine have accompanied with a meaningful development in awareness of its pharmacologic actions. But in clinical arrhythmias and binding experiments on cardiac sodium channels, the (R)-enantiomer of mexiletine is more potent than the (S)-enantiomer. Also, (S)-enantiomer is further active in the diagnosis of allodynia than the (R)-enantiomer.

Methods:

During the last two decades, chromatographic techniques such as HPLC, and GC coupled with mass spectrometry or field ionization detector was used for the stereoselective analysis of MEX enantiomers.

Results:

The direct enantioresolution deal with the use of chiral stationary phases (CSPs) with or no pre-derivatization which depend on a chromophoric entity in the racemates whereas indirect HPLC process involved the use of chiral derivatization reagents (CDR) for the synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of racemates. Different techniques have their strengths and weaknesses.

Conclusion:

Regulation of enantiomeric purity and estimation of particular enantiomers of drug molecules stays an essential topic for therapeutic, diagnostic, and regulatory uses and to promote a precise assessment of the hazards to human health by false enantiomers. This review aims to offer a systematic survey of the analytical methods (chromatography based) used in the enantioselective analysis of MEX developed in the last two decades (the year 2000 onwards).

'Ab Ovo' Chiral Phases and Chiral Reagents for Liquid Chromatographic Separation and Isolation of Enantiomers

The de-novo approach of mixing chirally pure reagents or Cu(II)-L-amino acid complexes in the slurry of silica gel for preparing TLC plates was reported from author's laboratory and was successful for separation and isolation of enantiomers. Using high molar absorptivity molecules, e. g., 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and cyanuric chloride, more than 38 new chiral derivatizing reagents were synthesized in our laboratory by straightforward nucleophilic substitution with simple chiral auxiliaries. Besides, (S)-naproxen, (S)-ketoprofen, and (S)-levofloxacin were used as chiral platforms. A conceptual approach using both achiral phases in chromatography for enantioseparation was also adopted. ¹ H NMR and DFT based software were used to explain structures of non-covalent and covalent diastereomeric pairs and determination of configuration and separation mechanism. The methods can be easily used to determine and control enantiomeric purity with advantages over a variety of commercial chiral phases.

One pot synthesis, molecular structure and spectroscopic studies (X-ray, IR, NMR, UV-Vis) of novel 2-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino acid ester derivatives

Novel series of 2-(4,6-dimethoxy,1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino acid ester derivatives were synthesized using simple one pot method in methanol. The products were obtained in high yields and purities as observed from their spectral data, elemental analyses, GC-MS and X-ray crystallographic analysis. The B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) calculated molecular structures are well correlated with the geometrical parameters obtained from the X-ray analyses. The spectroscopic properties such as IR vibrational modes, NMR chemical shifts and UV-Vis electronic transitions were discussed both experimentally and theoretically. The IR vibrational frequencies showed good correlations with the experimental data (R(2)=0.9961-0.9995). The electronic spectra were assigned based on the TD-DFT results. Intense electronic transition band is calculated at 198.1 nm (f=0.1389), 204.2 nm (f=0.2053), 205.0 (f=0.1704) and 205.7 (0.2971) for compounds 6a-i, respectively. The molecular orbital energy levels contributed in the longest wavelength transition band were explained. For all compounds, the experimental wavelengths showed red shifts compared to the calculations due to the solvent effect. The NMR chemical shifts were calculated using GIAO method. The NBO analyses were performed to predict the stabilization energies due to the electron delocalization processes occur in the studied systems.

Enantioresolution of five β-blockers by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using fifteen chiral derivatizing reagents having amino acids or their amides as chiral auxiliaries on a cyanuric chloride platform

Enantioseparation of five β-blockers, namely, (R,S)-atenolol, (R,S)-propranolol, (R,S)-bisoprolol, (R,S)-metoprolol and (R,S)-carvedilol, was achieved as their diastereomers prepared with chiral derivatizing reagents (CDRs) synthesized on a cyanuric chloride platform. Fifteen CDRs were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution of the Cl atom in cyanuric chloride or its 6-methoxy derivative with amino acids (namely, L-Leu, L-Val, D-Phg, L-Met and L-Ala) or their amides as chiral auxiliaries. The diastereomers were synthesized under microwave irradiation for 70 or 100 s at 85% power. Separation of diastereomers was carried out on a C(18) column and gradient eluting mixtures of methanol with aqueous trifluoroacetic acid with UV detection at 230 nm. Separation efficiencies of the reagents were compared on the basis of effect of chiral auxiliaries (i.e. amino acids or amino acid amides) and achiral substituents (i.e. chlorine or methoxy group) in the CDRs. The method was validated for detection limit, linearity, accuracy and precision.