The direct chiral separations of fungicide enantiomers on amylopectin based chiral stationary phase by HPLC

Amylopectin-tris(phenylcarbamate) was synthesized and coated to aminopropylsilica to prepare chiral stationary phase. The chiral separations of fungicide enantiomers were performed by the CSP using high-performance liquid chromatography. Mobile phase was n-hexane and isopropanol, and flow rate was 1.0 ml/min. Detection wavelength was 230 nm. The influence of the percentage of isopropanol in the mobile phase on the separations was studied. Twelve chiral fungicides were tested and seven of them were found to show stereoselectivity on the CSP. The enantiomers of metalaxyl and benalaxyl got near baseline separations and myclobutanil, hexconazole, tebuconazole, uniconazole, and paclobutrazol enantiomers were completely separated. The decreasing percentage of isopropanol in the mobile phase resulted in better separation and longer analysis time. The enantiomers were identified by a circular dichroism (CD) detector and the CD spectra of the individual enantiomers were also studied by online scanning.     

Direct high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation of etodolac enantiomers using chiral stationary phases

The enantiomers of the antiinflammatory drug Etodolac were separated without derivatization on Chiralcel OD and Pirkle (R)-DNBPG columns. Enantiomeric purity can be determined in less than 10 min. Optimization of separation was evaluated using various concentrations of 2-propanol (doped with TFA) in hexane as the mobile phase. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Separation of nicotine and nornicotine enantiomers via normal phase HPLC on derivatized cellulose chiral stationary phases

This paper describes the enantiorecognition of (±)nicotine and (±)nornicotine by high-performance liquid chromatography using two derivatized cellulose chiral stationary phases (CSPs) operated in the normal phase mode. It was found that different substituents linked to the cellulose backbone significantly influence the chiral selectivity of the derivatized CSP. The results showed that, in general, the tris(4-methylbenzoyl) cellulose CSP (Chiralcel OJ) surpasses tris(3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamoyl) cellulose CSP (Chiralcel OD). On the former column, the resolution (±)nicotine and (±)nornicotine enantiomers depended largely on mobile phase compositions. For the separation of the nicotine enantiomers, the addition of trifluoroacetic acid to a 95:5 hexane/alcohol mobile phase greatly improved the enantioresolution, probably due to enhanced hydrogen bonding interactions between the protonated analytes and the CSP. For (±)nornicotine separation, a reduction in the concentration of alcohol in the mobile phase was more effective than the addition of trifluoroacetic acid. Possible solute-mobile phase-stationary phase interactions are discussed to explain how different additives in the mobile phase and different substituents on the cellulose glucose units of the CSPs affect the separation of both pairs of enantiomers. Chirality 10:364–369, 1998. Published 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

1 This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

     

手性源、手性池和手性农药中间体的开发研究

介绍手性源、手性池和手性分子化合物的基本概念;由手性池化合物制备手性衍生物;比较了手性化合物生物加工与化学加工过程的优、缺点,寻求高效、经济和最合理的综合工艺流程。     

Direct enantiomeric resolutions of chiral triazole pesticides by high-performance liquid chromatography

Cellulose-tris (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate; CDMPC) was synthesized and coated on aminopropylsilica to prepare chiral stationary phase (CSP). Normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods for the resolutions of five chiral triazole pesticides, diniconazole, tebuconazole, hexaconazole, triadimefon and flutriafol, on the CSP were developed. Several operating parameters such as mobile phase composition, modifier and column temperature were studied for the optimization of the resolutions. Better separations were achieved using 2% iso-butanol for diniconazole, 2% ethanol for tebuconazole, 2% iso-propanol for hexaconazole, 1% n-butanol for triadimefon and 2% n-propanol for flutriafol as modifiers in n-hexane at 0 degrees C with the resolution factors (Rs) of 1.62, 1.66, 2.46, 1.68 and 1.98, respectively. Low temperature was better for the resolutions. Validation of the methods included linearity and precision.     

Preparation and evaluation of regioselectively substituted amylose derivatives for chiral separations

Six novel regioselectively substituted amylose derivatives with a benzoate at 2‐position and two different phenylcarbamates at 3‐ and 6‐positions were synthesized and their structures were characterized by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Their enantioseparation abilities were then examined as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) after they were coated on 3‐aminopropyl silica gels. Investigations indicated that the substituents at the 3‐ and 6‐positions played an important role in chiral recognition of these amylose 2‐benzoate serial derivatives. The derivatives demonstrated characteristic enantioseparation and some racemates were better resolved on these derivatives than on Chiralpak AD, which is one of the most efficient CSPs, utilizing coated amylose tris(3,5‐dimethylphenylcarbamate) as the chiral selector. Among the derivatives prepared, amylose 2‐benzoate‐3‐(phenylcarbamate/4‐methylphenylcarbamate)‐6‐(3,5‐dimethylphenylcarbamate) exhibited chiral recognition abilities comparable to that of Chiralpak AD and may be useful CSPs in the future. The effect of mobile phase on chiral recognition was also studied. In general, with the decreased concentration of 2‐propanol, better resolutions were obtained with longer retention times. Moreover, when ethanol was used instead of 2‐propanol, poorer resolutions were often achieved. However, in some cases, improved enantioselectivity was achieved with ethanol rather than 2‐propanol as the mobile phase modifier.     

Fiber-based liquid-phase micro-extraction of mebeverine enantiomers followed by chiral high-performance liquid chromatography analysis and its application to pharmacokinetics study in rat plasma

The applicability of two-phase liquid-phase micro-extraction (LPME) in porous hollow polypropylene fiber for the sample preparation and the stereoselective pharmacokinetics of mebeverine (MEB) enantiomers (an antispasmodic drug) in rat after intramuscular administration were studied. Plasma was assayed for MEB enantiomer concentrations using stereospecific high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection after a simple, inexpensive, and efficient preconcentration and clean-up hollow fiber-based LPME. Under optimized micro-extraction conditions, MEB enantiomers were extracted with 25 μl of 1-octanol within a lumen of a hollow fiber from 0.5 ml of plasma previously diluted with 4.5 ml alkalized water (pH 10). The chromatographic analysis was carried out through chiral liquid chromatography using a DELTA S column and hexane-isopropyl alcohol (85:15 v/v) containing 0.2% triethylamine as mobile phase. The mean recoveries of (+)-MEB and (-)-MEB were 75.5% and 71.0%, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) was 3.0 ng/ml with linear response over the concentration range of 10-2500 ng/ml with correlation coefficient higher than 0.993 for both enantiomers. The pharmacokinetic studies showed that the mean plasma levels of (+)-MEB were higher than those of (-)-MEB at almost all time points. Also, (+)-MEB exhibited greater t(max) (peak time in concentration-time profile), C(max) (peak concentration in concentration-time profile), t(1/2) (elimination half-life), and AUC(0-240 min) (area under the curve for concentration versus time) and smaller CL (clearance) and V(d) (apparent distribution volume) than its antipode. The obtained results implied that the absorption, distribution, and elimination of (-)-MEB were more rapid than those of (+)-MEB and there were stereoselective differences in pharmacokinetics.     

Direct high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the enantiomers of venlafaxine and 11 analogs using amylose-derived chiral stationary phases

A direct liquid chromatographic enantioselective separation of venlafaxine and 11 analogs was obtained in the normal phase mode using Chiralpak AD. For some compounds, a comparison between the enantioseparation using coated and immobilized amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases (Chiralpak AD and Chiralpak IA, respectively) was made. The best separations were achieved on Chiralpak AD with ethanol as alcoholic modifier in a mobile phase made basic by DEA addition: separation factor ranges between 2.08 and 1.15 and resolution factor between 7.0 and 1.0. Using the same CSP and 2-propanol doped with TFA as acidic modifier, 10 compounds were enantioseparated with separation factor ranging between 1.40 and 1.04 and resolution factor between 3.1 and 0.3. The use of ethanol as alcoholic modifier also has the advantage of better solubility of the compounds in the mobile phase. The nature of the substituent (electron donating or withdrawing) affects in general the separation factor. A memory effect that involves a long equilibration time of the CSP is present when switching from an acidic mobile phase to a basic one.     

Resolution of terfenadine enantiomers by beta-cyclodextrin chiral stationary phase high-performance liquid chromatography.

Enantiomers of terfenadine were resolved by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a chiral stationary phase (CSP) column packed with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) covalently bound to silica. Separation was achieved in both the reverse phase and normal phase modes. Resolution of enantiomers was confirmed by ultraviolet-visible absorption, circular dichroism, and mass spectral analysis.     

Structural features affecting chiral resolution of cannabimimetic enantiomers by amylose 3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate chiral stationary phase

The effect of structural features of six pairs of enantiomers of cannabimimetic compounds on their chromatographic resolution on an amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase was studied using various compositions of n-hexane with 2-propanol and ethanol. Structural analysis by molecular mechanics was also performed to verify that the 3D conformation within this family of compounds was preserved with substitution. The homologous enantiomeric pairs showed better resolution when there was an additional OH group near the chiral centers (position 7 on the cannabinoid structure). Better resolution was observed also for the enantiomeric pair that had the smaller alkyl side chain. These differences indicated that the additional OH group contributed to a better discrimination of the enantiomers by the chiral sites of the stationary phase and that the bulkier alkyl side chain reduced it. The chromatographic resolution of two enantiomeric pairs of nonclassical cannabinoids HU-249 and HU-250, HU-255 and HU-256, was compared both in ethanol and 2-propanol. Both enantiomeric pairs showed relatively high resolution and selectivity, but the rigid benzofuran analogs (HU-249 and HU-250) exhibited better resolution using 2-propanol, in spite of the flexibility of the open chain analog (HU-255 and HU-256) and its additional OH group. The elution order of all the cannabinoids was (+)/(?) using both solvents. Unusual solvent effects were displayed by one enantiomeric pair, Δ⁶-THC, which was resolved easily using 2-propanol, but whose elution order reversed with 1% ethanol in the mobile phase. Partial separation was obtained at 5% ethanol [elution order (+)/(?)] and full separation was obtained at 0.5% ethanol [elution order (?)/(+)]. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Chiral separation of tryptophan enantiomers by liquid chromatography with BSA-silica stationary phase

The separation of tryptophan enantiomers was carried out with medium-pressure liquid chromatography using BSA (bovine serum albumin)-bonded silica as a chiral stationary phase. The influence of various experimental factors such as pH and ionic strength of mobile phase, separation temperature, and the presence of organic additives on the resolution was studied. In order to expand this system to preparative scale, the loadability of sample and the stability of stationary phase for repeated use were also examined. The separation of tryptophan enantiomers was successful with this system. The data indicated that a higher separation factor (α) was obtained at a higher pH and lower temperature and ionic strength in mobile phase. Addition of organic additives (acetonitrile and 2-propanol) in mobile phase contributed to reduce the retention time of L-tryptophan. About 30% of the separation factor was reduced after 80 days of repeated use.     

Chiral discrimination by HPLC and CE and antifungal activity of racemic fenticonazole and its enantiomers

Fenticonazole is a chiral antifungal agent, used in therapy as the racemic mixture. The investigation on the chirality of fenticonazole is reported in this study. rac-Fenticonazole was resolved by HPLC and by capillary electrophoresis (CE). The chiral stationary phase (CSP), used in HPLC, was Daicel OD-H, a commercial phase, which allowed the separate collection of the two enantiomers. The chiral selectors used for CE were some cyclodextrin derivatives. The analysis time required from CE was about the half the HPLC enantioseparation time. The biological activity of the rac-mixture and each individual enantiomer was tested against Cryptococcus neoformans and two Aspergillus nidulans strains. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) evaluation showed that the eutomer was the enantiomer chromatographically more retained and had a longer migration time in the electrophoretic enantioseparation. The CD spectrum of the eutomer showed a positive Cotton effect.     

Synthesis and HPLC chiral recognition of regioselectively carbamoylated cellulose derivatives

Four regioselective-carbamoylated cellulose derivatives having two different substituents at 2-, 3-, and 6-position were prepared and evaluated as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatography. Investigations showed that the nature and arrangement of the substituents significantly influenced the chiral recognition abilities of the heterosubstituted cellulose derivatives and each derivative exhibited characteristic enantioseparation. Some racemates were better resolved on these derivatives than the corresponding homogeneously substituted cellulose derivatives including a commercial CSP, Chiralcel OD. Racemic compounds shown in this study were most effectively discriminated on cellulose 2,3-(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate)-6-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) and 2,3-(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate)-6-(3-chloro-4-methylphenylcarbamate).     

Enantiorecognition of triiodothyronine and thyroxine enantiomers using different chiral selectors by HPLC and micro-HPLC

This paper deals with the chiral separation of triiodothyronine (T₃) and thyroxine (T₄) by HPLC and micro-HPLC. The separation of T₃ and T₄ is of great pharmaceutical and clinical interest, since the enantiomers exhibit different pharmacological activities. The HPLC measurements were performed on a chiral stationary ligand-exchange phase using l-4-hydroxyproline bonded via 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane to silica gel as a selector. Also a chiral teicoplanin (Chirobiotic ™®) phase was used.

In micro-HPLC the chiral separation behaviour of l-4-hydroxyproline, and of the macrocyclic antibiotics teicoplanin and teicoplanin aglycone was investigated for the enantioseparation of T₃ and T₄. l-4-Hydroxyproline was bonded to 3 μm and the glycopeptide antibiotics were bonded to 3.5 μm silica gel and separations were accomplished by microbore HPLC columns (10 cm × 1 mm I.D.). With both techniques and all chiral selectors investigated T₃ and T₄ were baseline resolved. micro-HPLC was found to be superior to analytical HPLC with respect to low consumption of packing material, mobile phase and analyte.     

Development of stability indicating HPLC method for the separation and validation of enantiomers of miconazole

A selective and sensitive stability indicting HPLC method was developed for the analysis of enantiomers of miconazole. For this purpose, six different polysaccharide‐based chiral columns were evaluated. Optimization was performed using several polar organic and alcohol‐hydrocarbon mobile phases. As a result of optimization studies, the analysis was carried out using Lux Cellulose‐3, methanol as a mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 mL·min^?1, and the detection wavelength was arranged to 230 nm. Developed method has been fully validated according to International Council on Harmonization guidelines. Method was found linear in the concentration range of 1 to 200 μg·mL^?1. Coefficient of determination (R²) was calculated as 0.9996, intraday precision of the method was found with the RSD% of 0.56, and the recovery of the method was calculated close to 100%. Furthermore, some other validation parameters like specificity, selectivity, LOD, and LOQ were also investigated. Stability indicating capability of this method was shown by forced degradation studies, and the run time for each analysis was less than 6 minutes. As a result, simple, fast, reliable HPLC method was developed for the separation and determination of the enantiomers of miconazole. Applicability of the developed method was shown with the application of marketed pharmaceutical preparations.     

The chiral resolution of pesticides on amylose-tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) CSP by HPLC and the enantiomeric identification by circular dichroism

Amylose-tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (ADMPC) was synthesized and coated on gamma-aminopropylsilica to prepare a chiral stationary phase (CSP). The chiral resolutions of seven pesticide enantiomers including fenoxaprop-ethyl, quizalofop-ethyl, lactofen, metalaxyl, benalaxyl, hexythiazox and fluroxypyr-meptyl on the CSP by high-performance liquid chromatography were performed. Mobile phase was n-hexane and isopropanol with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The influences of isopropanol content in the mobile phase and temperature on the resolutions were investigated. Under the optimized conditions the enantiomers could obtain complete resolutions except that metalaxyl got partial resolution. Decreasing the content of isopropanol increased the retention and the resolutions. Temperature was an important chromatographic parameter for optimization, and the results showed that low temperature was not always good to the resolutions. The enantiomers were identified by a circular dichroism (CD) detector which could provide the CD signals [(+) or (-)] and the CD spectra in the range of 220-420 nm by online scanning.     

Direct HPLC enantioseparation of chiral aptazepine derivatives on coated and immobilized polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases

The direct HPLC enantioseparation of Mianserin and a series of aptazepine derivatives is accomplished on polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases (CSPs). The resolutions are performed on the coated-type Chiralcel OD and Chiralpak AD CSPs and on the first commercially available immobilized-type Chiralpak IA CSP, in normal-phase and polar-organic modes. The complete separation of enantiomers of all racemates investigated was successfully achieved under at least one of CSP/eluent combinations employed. Pure alcohols such ethanol or 2-propanol, with a fixed percentage of DEA added, serve as valuable alternatives to the more common n-hexane-based normal-phase eluents in resolution of Mianserin on the AD CSP. In order to study the chiroptical properties of aptazepine derivatives, chromatographic resolutions are carried out at semipreparative scale using Chiralpak AD and Chiralpak IA as CSPs. Nonconventional dichloromethane-based eluents have permitted to expand the chiral resolving ability of the immobilized Chiralpak IA CSP and to perform mg-scale enantioseparations with an analytical-size column. Assignment of the absolute configuration of the separated enantiomers is empirically established by comparing their chiroptical data with those of structurally related Mianserin.     

Chiral separation of flurbiprofen enantiomers by preparative and simulated moving bed chromatography

This study presents the chiral resolution of flurbiprofen enantiomers by preparative liquid chromatography using the simulated moving bed (SMB) technology. Flurbiprofen enantiomers are widely used as nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, and although demonstrate different therapeutic actions, they are still marketed as a racemic mixture. The results presented here clearly show the importance of the selection of the proper solvent composition for the preparative separation of flurbiprofen enantiomers. Chiral SMB separation is carried out using a laboratory‐scale unit (the FlexSMB‐LSRE®) with six columns, packed with the Chiralpak AD® stationary phase (20 μm). Results presented include the experimental measurement of equilibrium and kinetic data for two very different solvent compositions, a traditional high hydrocarbon content [10%ethanol/90%n‐hexane/0.01% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)] and a strong polar organic composition (100%ethanol/0.01%TFA). Experimental data, obtained using the two mobile phase compositions, are used to predict and optimize the SMB operation. After selecting 10%ethanol/90%n‐hexane/0.01%TFA as the most appropriate solvent composition, three feed concentrations of racemic flurbiprofen were considered. Using 40 g/l of racemic flurbiprofen feed solution, the purities for both outlet streams were above 99.4%, the productivity was 13.1 g_feed/(L_bed h), and a solvent consumption of 0.41 L_solvent/g_feed was achieved. Chirality, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Enantiomeric separation of imidazolinone herbicides using chiral high-performance liquid chromatography

Chiral high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is one of the most powerful tools to prepare enantiopure standards of chiral compounds. In this study, the enantiomeric separation of imidazolinone herbicides, i.e., imazethapyr, imazapyr, and imazaquin, was investigated using chiral HPLC. The enantioselectivity of Chiralpak AS, Chiralpak AD, Chiralcel OD, and Chiralcel OJ columns for the three analytes was compared under similar chromatographic conditions. Chiralcel OJ column showed the best chiral resolving capacity among the test columns. The resolved enantiomers were distinguished by their signs of circular dichroism detected at 275 nm and their structures confirmed with LC-mass spectrometric analysis. Factors affecting the chiral separation of imidazolinones on Chiralcel OJ column were characterized. Ethanol acted as a better polar modifier than the other alcohols including 2-propanol, 1-butanol, and 1-pentanol. Although the acidic modifier in the mobile phase did not influence chiral recognition, it was necessary for reducing the retention time of enantiomers and suppressing their peak tailing. Thermodynamic evaluation suggests that enantiomeric separation of imidazolinones on Chiralcel OJ column is an enthalpy-driven process from 10 to 40 degrees C. This study also shows that small amounts of pure enantiomers of imidazolinones may be obtained by using the analytical chiral HPLC approach.     

Direct enantioselective separation of some propranolol analogs by HPLC on normal and reversed cellulose chiral stationary phases

The enantiomeric separation of several racemic aryloxyaminopropan-2-ol derivatives related to propranolol on normal and reversed phase of cellulose tris (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phases known as Chiralcel OD and Chiralcel OD-R were studied. It was observed that the chiral separation depends on the substitution pattern of the aryl group, i.e., 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, and phenyl group and polarity on the basic nitrogen in the side chain. In both normal and reversed phase modes the (+)-R-enantiomer eluted first in all of the analogs resolved. It can be concluded that: (1) substituents on the side chain did affect the interaction of the enantiomers with the polar carbamate moiety in the CSP; and (2) the dipole-dipole stacking between the π-donor 3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate group pending from the glucose rings of the CSP and π-acceptor aryl group of the analyte is crucial for the efficient chiral discrimination. The chiral recognition mechanism(s) between these analogs and the chiral stationary phases are proposed. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.