Influence of Mobile Phase Composition on the Apparent Thermodynamic Characteristics in Liquid Chromatographic Enantioseparation on a Tartardiamide-Based Stationary Phase

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of rolipram, bupivacaine and omeprazole using a tartardiamide-based stationary phase

Chromatographic separation of the chiral drugs rolipram, bupivacaine and omeprazole on a tartardiamide-based stationary phase commercially named Kromasil CHI-TBB is shown in this work. The effect of temperature on the chromatographic separation of the chiral drugs using the Kromasil CHI-TBB stationary phase was determined quantitatively so as to contribute toward the design for the racemic mixtures of the named compound by using chiral columns. A decrease in the retention and selectivity factors was observed, when the column temperature increased. Van't Hoff plots provided the thermodynamic data. The variation of the thermodynamic parameters enthalpy and entropy are clearly negative meaning that the separation is enthalpy controlled.

Responses of enantioselective characteristics of imidazolinone herbicides and Chiralcel OJ column to temperature variations

Temperature affects not only the chromatographic characteristics of solute but may also alter the conformation of the stationary phase. However, temperature influences on enantioseparation of solute and conformation of chiral stationary phase (CSP) are seldom considered simultaneously. In this study, three temperature programs, a conventional heating procedure, a cyclic van't Hoff program, and a step-temperature program, were employed to evaluate temperature effects on enantioseparation of five imidazolinone herbicides on Chiralcel OJ column and the conformational state of the stationary phase. The van't Hoff plots of retention factor (k'), distribution constant (K) and separation factor (alpha) for imazapyr (1), imazapic (2), imazethapyr (3), and imazamox (4) were linear within 15-50 degrees C. Nonlinear van't Hoff plots of alpha were observed for imazaquin (5) with mobile phase of n-hexane (0.1% TFA)-2-propanol at 70/30 or 60/40 (v/v). The large molecular size of imazaquin (5) and van't Hoff plots of alpha were therefore more sensitive at detecting conformational changes of the stationary phase. Small but irreversible conformational changes occurred at 5-10 degrees C with the solvent ratio of 60/40. During the cyclic van't Hoff program, reversible conformational changes were observed at >or=15 degrees C. A switch was even visible at about 25 degrees C with the solvent ratio of 60/40 during the re-cooling cycle. The cyclic van't Hoff temperature program showed that using OJ column may yield satisfactory results at 15-50 degrees C but not at <or=15 degrees C. The step-temperature program showed that fast temperature changes over the 5-50 degrees C range may be performed on the coated OJ phase, and the recovery of enantioselectivity was relatively fast. This study shows that simultaneous evaluation of temperature effects on the chromatographic behavior of a chiral analyte and the conformational state of the chiral stationary phase provides more insights for understanding mechanisms of enantioseparation and selecting optimal separation conditions.

Use oftert-butylbenzoylated tartardiamide chiral stationary phase for the enantiomeric resolution of acidic compounds by nano-liquid chromatography

Several racemic acidic compounds of pharmaceutical and environmental interest have been separated into their enantiomers by nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC) employing a tert-butylbenzoylated tartardiamide chiral stationary phase (CHI-TBB). CHI-TBB was packed into a fused silica capillary of 100 microm id and retained by two frits made with a heated wire; detection was on-column at a window (about 0.5 cm) prepared by removing the polyimide layer. The normal phase mode was selected for eluting the studied acidic compounds and therefore n-hexane/2-propanol/acetic acid (89/10/1, v/v/v) was used as mobile phase. Working at a flow rate of 220 nL/min a good resolution was obtained for mecoprop, dichlorprop, diclofop, fenoxaprop (herbicides) and for DF 1738Y, DF 1770Y, DF 2008Y (drugs under evaluation). In order to optimize the chiral resolution we modified the polarity of the mobile phase by adding several polar additives such as ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, tert-butyl methyl ether. Better results were obtained for some herbicides on working with 2-propanol/CH2Cl2/n-hexane/acetic acid (8/4/87/1, v/v/v/v). The influence of the capillary temperature on chiral resolution was studied for two herbicides with different chemical structures, namely mecoprop and haloxyfop in the temperature range between 10 and 40 degrees C and with n-hexane/2-propanol/1% acetic acid (89/10/1, v/v/v) as the mobile phase. Linear correlation of ln k vs 1/T and In alpha vs 1/ T was observed; deltaH degrees values were negative, demonstrating that retention of analytes was an exothermic process. A decrease in resolution was observed with rising temperature, showing that enantioresolution was mainly influenced by selectivity factors.