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Li Y, Li S, Wu Y, Ma Y, Ji W, Sun Y, Shi K. Immobilization of two dendritic organic phases onto silica and their molecular shape recognition for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tocopherols and carotenoid isomers. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1288:342156. [PMID: 38220288 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Molecular shape selectivity, based on the size and shape parameters of the molecule, such as length and planarity, is a separation process that can be used for compounds with restricted shapes, such as isomers. The separation of geometric isomers is challenging because these compounds have similar physicochemical properties but differ slightly in molecular shape. The ability to separate and quantify these isomers is important in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which is one of the most widely used techniques in separation science today, because the shape of the molecule has a strong influence on biological processes. RESULTS We prepared symmetrical discoidal dendrimeric organomolecule gelators (GSDM) and o-phenylenediamine-derived low-molecular-weight dendrimeric organomolecule gelators (G1) and bonded them to silica surfaces. The dendritic organic compound-grafted silica (SiO2@GSDM and SiO2@G1) was used as HPLC stationary phases for the separation of shape-restricted isomers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), carotenoids and tocopherols. The two phases exhibit a very high molecular shape selectivity compared to the commercially available alkyl phases. There are differences in molecular shape selectivity between the two stationary phases. Changes in the chemical structure of dendritic organic compounds can alter the orientation of the molecules, as well as changes in the molecular recognition ability. It was found that SiO2@GSDM has high molecular linear selectivity for PAHs at different temperatures, even at 50 °C. The planar selectivity of SiO2@GSDM was better for triphenylene and o-terphenyl benzenes compared to SiO2@G1. SIGNIFICANCE This separation behavior may be attributed to the combined effect of weak interaction centers, which allowed the effective separation of bioactive and shape-restricted isomers through multiple interactions. Furthermore, SiO2@GSDM showed better separation of tocopherols and carotenoids, suggesting that the backbone and ordered structure of organic molecular gelators is an effective way to improve the shape selectivity of the molecules, whereas the molecular orientation of the functional groups influences the separation mechanism of the shape-restricted isomers.
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- Yuanyuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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Effect of phenyl numbers in polyphenyl ligand on retention properties of aromatic stationary phases. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1674:463152. [PMID: 35597197 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Aromatic phase, as one type of reversed-phase stationary phases, shows complementary selectivity to the n-alkyl counterparts especially for certain challenging separation tasks. However, effect of phenyl numbers in aromatic ligands on retention behaviors has rarely been addressed compared with the alkyl stationary phases. To illustrate the issue, a series of polyphenyl stationary phases were facially prepared via the coupling chemistry of isocyanate with amine, including aniline (π1), 4-aminobiphenyl (π2), 4-amino-p-terphenyl (π3) and [1,1':4',1'':4'',1'''-quaterphenyl]-4-amine (π4), respectively. The chromatographic behaviors of the new stationary phases as well as the traditional C18 were systematically compared in terms of retention mode, hydrophobic and aromatic selectivity, shape selectivity and π-π interaction by various analytes, including alkylbenzenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons congeners and substituted benzenes with electron-withdrawing groups. Due to the homologous structure of four polyphenyl ligands, the hydrophobic selectivity, aromatic selectivity and shape selectivity of stationary phases increase with phenyl numbers in the bonded polyphenyl ligands, whereas the increment becomes insignificant from U-π3 to U-π4. This phenomenon is explained by the insertion degree of analytes in the polyphenyl ligand brushes. Compared with the homemade C18, the polyphenyl phases indicate insignificant changes of shape selectivity with temperature. Notably, the new polyphenyl phases demonstrate the great selective separation towards the electron-deficient compounds through the π-π interaction. These findings make up for the understanding of the retention behavior of aromatic stationary phases.
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Mallik AK, Guragain S, Rahman MM, Takafuji M, Ihara H. L-Lysine-derived highly selective stationary phases for hydrophilic interaction chromatography: Effect of chain length on selectivity, efficiency, resolution, and asymmetry. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.201800148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Abul K. Mallik
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Faculty of Engineering and Technology; University of Dhaka; Dhaka Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry; Faculty of Engineering; Kumamoto University; Japan (currently at Department of Earth and Planetary Science; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Faculty of Engineering and Technology; University of Dhaka; Dhaka Bangladesh
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry; Faculty of Engineering; Kumamoto University; Japan (currently at Department of Earth and Planetary Science; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts USA
- Kumamoto Institute for Photo-Electro Organics (Phoenics); Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry; Faculty of Engineering; Kumamoto University; Japan (currently at Department of Earth and Planetary Science; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts USA
- Kumamoto Institute for Photo-Electro Organics (Phoenics); Japan
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Pang L, Zhang W, Zhang W, Chen P, Yu J, Zhu GT, Zhu S. Magnetic graphene solid-phase extraction in the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra10551g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Magnetic graphene nanocomposite was fabricated and applied to the extraction of PAHs in water, followed by GC-MS. The method showed a good linearity. The limits of detection (S/N = 3) were in a range between 0.02–14.3 ng L−1.
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- Liling Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
- PR China
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- Testing & Technology Centre for Industrial Products
- Shenzhen Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology
- China University of Geosciences
- Wuhan
- PR China
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