Crystallographic studies for the chiral recognition of the novel chiral stationary phase derived from (+)‐(R)‐18‐crown‐6 tetracarboxylic acid

Chiral discrimination observed in high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with the novel chiral stationary phase (CSP‐18C6I) derived from (+)‐(R)‐18‐crown‐6 tetracarboxylic acid [(+)‐18C6H₄] was investigated by X‐ray crystallographic analysis of the complex composed of the R‐enantiomer of 1‐(1‐naphthyl)ethylamine (1‐NEA) and (+)‐18C6H₄. Mixtures of 1‐NEA (the R‐ or S‐enantiomer) and (+)‐18C6H₄ were dissolved in methanol‐water (1:1) solution and allowed to stand for crystallization. The R‐enantiomer crystallized with (+)‐18C6H₄ as a co‐crystal, although the S‐enantiomer did not. This result was in good agreement with the enantiomer elution order of 1‐NEA in CSP‐18C6I. The apparent binding constants (K_a) of the enantiomers to the (+)‐18C6H₄ obtained from ¹H‐NMR experiments also supported the above‐mentioned result. The X‐ray crystal structure of the 1:1 complex of the R‐enantiomer and (+)‐18C6H₄ indicated the four sets of hydrogen bond association between the naphthylethylammonium cation and oxygen of polyether ring or carbonyl group of (+)‐18C6H₄. Chirality 11:173–178, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Resolution of some 4‐benzofurazanyl and 4‐benzofuroxanyl 1,4‐dihydropyridine derivatives by chiral HPLC on Whelk‐o1 and some polysaccharide chiral stationary phases

The chromatographic chiral resolution of racemic methyl 1,4‐dihydro‐2,6‐dimethyl‐5‐nitro‐4‐benzofurazanyl‐3‐carboxylates 1 and 2 and their benzofuroxanyl analogues 3 and 4 were studied on Whelk‐O1, Chiralcel OD‐H, Chiralcel OJ, and Chiralpak AD and AS. These CSPs were selected on the basis of the results of structural searches in Chirbase. Examination of the data and cluster analysis pointed out the influence of benzofurazane–benzofuroxane change versus α–β connection change on retention and enantioselectivity, respectively. The major contribution to the retention change arose from the type of heterocycle, whereas the major contribution to the enantioselectivity change came from the mode of connection (α or β) almost irrespective of the nature of the heterocycle. It resulted in a similarity of behaviour between 1 and 2 on one hand and 3 and 4 on the other as far as capacity factors were concerned, and in a similarity of behaviour between 1 and 3 on the one hand and 2 and 4 on the other as far as enantioselectivities were concerned. Chiralpak AS was selected for semipreparative resolution of the enantiomers. The study of several CSPs allowed us to obtain correlations of structure with retention and enantioselectivity as well as the choice of a semipreparative support to provide the quantities for biological tests. Chirality 11:602–608, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Enantioseparations with the macrocyclic antibiotic ristocetin a using a countercurrent process in CE

The chiral selectivity of ristocetin A was examined in a countercurrent process in CE using a coated column to suppress electroosmotic flow. Excellent enantioseparations of several nonsteroidal antiinflammatories, dansylamino acids, dinitrophenyl‐derivatized amino acids, and other optically active compounds were achieved. The chiral selectivity of ristocetin A also was examined as a function of antibiotic concentration and pH. Enantioresolution was found to significantly improve with a slight increase in migration time upon increasing chiral selector concentration. Enantioselectivities were found to be greatly influenced by pH of the running buffer. Chirality 11:663–668, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Chiral interaction and stochastic kinetics in stirred crystallization of amino acids

A study of chirally selective interaction in the stirred crystallization of glutamic acid and lysine is presented. The crystallization of S-glutamic acid is influenced by the presence of S-lysine but not R-lysine. Crystal nuclei in stirred systems are produced due to secondary nucleation. Secondary nucleation is an autocatalytic process in which a crystal produces secondary nuclei due to fluid motion, and due to crystal stirrer and crystal-crystal collisions. As a result of this autocatalysis, small fluctuations in the nucleation rates are amplified and the kinetics show a marked stochastic behavior. We investigate the stochastic behavior in detail and propose a kinetic mechanism that explains both the increase and the statistical distribution of the crystallization times of S-glutamic acid due to the presence of S-Lysine. Chirality 10:238–245, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Chiral separation of some 4a-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydro-fluoren-9-one derivatives as a probe for difference in solvation by 2-propanol of carbamate moiety in chiralcel OD-H,chiralpak AD,and chiralpak AS chiral stationary phases

Chromatographic resolution of 12 derivatives in the 4a-methyl-2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-1H-fluorene and 4a-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9a-hexahydrofluoren-9-one series differing by the framework around position 9 and substitution in position 6, are reported on Chiralcel OD, Chiralpak AD, and Chiralpak AS under two elution conditions and according to the two classes of enantiomers. Results from principal component analysis (PCA) as well as hierarchical clustering show a clustering of the actual compounds depending on properties around position 9, the effect of the substituent in position 6 (methyl, chloro or fluoro) not being strong enough to intermesh the data. Carbamate phases show very different properties when they are used in the separation of a series of ketones C and α-chloroketones D , which differ in basicity and the steric requirement around the carbonyl. Analysis of the effect of 2-PrOH content in hexane on the retention is consistent with a large difference in solvation of the carbamate moiety by 2-PrOH, in the order Chiralcel OD > Chiralpak AD > Chiralpak AS. 4a-Methyl-2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-1H-fluorene derivatives, which lack hydrogen bonding sites, are not discriminated on these CSPs and show identical k′ responses to 2-PrOH content changes on the three CSPs. Chirality 10:770–777, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Gas chromatographic separation of PCB atropisomers on cyclodextrin stationary phases

Gas chromatographic study on chiral separation of PCBs was performed in a series of capillary columns coated with 0.1-μm film of modified cyclodextrin (CD) stationary phases. The preparation of columns included the investigation into the effect of the content of cyclodextrin derivative in polysiloxane, the type of polysiloxane and temperature of analysis on the quality of separation and retention of atropisomers of 15 selected PCB congeners. The separation properties towards PCBs of stationary phase heptakis(2,3-di-O-methyl-6-O-tert-butyl-dimethylsilyl)-β-CD dissolved in SE-30, SE-54, and OV-1701, were compared with those of 6-monokis-octamethylene-permethyl-β-CD anchored to polydimethylsiloxane polymer (ChirasilDex column, Chrompack, Middelburg, The Netherlands) and octakis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-pentyl)-γ-CD in OV-1701 (MEGA, Legnano (MI), Italy). The correctness of quantitative enantiomer ratio determination was assesed by splitless analysis of PCBs reference solutions in concentration of 1.25–125 ng/ml (PCBs 45 and 91) and 2.5–250 ng/ml (PCB 95) (the PCB congeners are numbered according to IUPAC). Chirality 10:540–547, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Carbamates of cellulose bonded on silica gel: Chiral discrimination ability as HPLC chiral stationary phases

Four cellulose mixed 10-undecenoate/carbamate derivatives, simultaneously bearing 10-undecenoyl and variously substituted phenylaminocarbonyl groups, were chemically bonded on allylsilica gel. The study of the effect of these substitutions on the performance of the resulting chiral supports, and a comparison with the recently described 10-undecenoate/3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate derivative, are presented. In this study heptane/2-propanol or heptane/chloroform mixtures were used as mobile phases. Chirality 10:283–288, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Determination of the enantiomeric purity of commercial Jacobsen's catalyst samples

A HPLC method is described for the chiral analysis of the commercially available Jacobsen's catalyst. A hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin stationary phase was used in conjunction with a nonaqueous, polar-organic mobile phase. The method can be applied to control the enantiomeric purity of the catalyst, which is of great importance for quality control of that product. High accuracy in the determination of trace levels of the unwanted enantiomer in the presence of large amounts of the desired enantiomer is demonstrated. Chirality 10:362–363, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Significance of mobile phase composition in enantioseparation of chiral drugs by HPLC on a cellulose-based chiral stationary phase

Eight randomly selected pharmaceuticals, which included ibuprofen, ketoprofen, albuterol, acebutolol, propafenone, betaxolol, methylphenidate, and homatropine, were directly separated on a cellulose tris(4-methylbenzoate) chiral stationary phase (CSP) without derivatization via normal phase mode HPLC. Enantioresolution was achieved by the optimization of the type and the ratio of mobile phase modifiers and additives. The modifiers included alcohols; the mobile phase additives were trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and triethylamine (TEA). It was found that methanol and ethanol were superior to isopropanol as mobile phase modifiers for enhancing chiral separation of some of the chiral drugs. The results also demonstrated that TFA has a dominant effect on chiral separations for both acidic and basic chiral drugs, although for some basic drug such as homatropine, TEA was more beneficial at improving enantioseparation. The separation of acebutolol enantiomers was achieved for the first time by adding both TFA and TEA to the mobile phase. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the applicability of cellulose based CSPs can be expanded by controlling the mobile phase compositions through the addition of trace amounts of achiral additives and the selection of the appropriate alcoholic modifier. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Chiral aminophosphonate eluent for enantiomeric analysis of amino acids

An aqueous solution of the (+)-monoethyl ester of N-(l′-hydroxymethyl-)propyl-α-aminobenzylphosphonic acid has been proposed as a suitable chiral eluent for enantiomeric analysis of amino acids by ligand-exchange chromatography. Asymmetric synthesis of the chiral selector using (−)-(R)-2-aminobutan-1-ol as a starting reactant is described. The dependence of the parameters of separation of valine enantiomers on concentration of the complexing ion, pH, and temperature has been investigated. It is shown that the order in which enantiomers are eluted from a column depends on the concentration of the complexing ion and pH. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.