Recent applications and chiral separation development based on stationary phases in open tubular capillary electrochromatography(2019–2022)

Capillary electrochromatography(CEC)plays a significant role in chiral separation via the double separation principle,partition coefficient difference between the two phases,and electroosmotic flow-driven separation.Given the distinct properties of the inner wall stationary phase(SP),the separation ability of each SP differs from one another.Particularly,it provides large room for promising applications of open tubular capillary electrochromatography(OT-CEC).We divided the OT-CEC SPs developed over the past four years into six types:ionic liquids,nanoparticle materials,microporous materials,biomaterials,non-nanopolymers,and others,to mainly introduce their characteristics in chiral drug separation.There also added a few classic SPs that occurred within ten years as supplements to enrich the features of each SP.Additionally,we discuss their applications in metabolomics,food,cosmetics,environment,and biology as analytes in addition to chiral drugs.OT-CEC plays an increasingly significant role in chiral separation and may promote the development of capillary electrophoresis(CE)combined with other instruments in recent years,such as CE with mass spectrometry(CE/MS)and CE with ultraviolet light detector(CE/UV).

A Non-linear Non-ideal Model of Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography for Chiral Separations

A non-linear non-ideal model, taking into account non-linear competitive isotherms, axial dispersion, film mass transfer, intraparticle diffusion, and port periodic switching, was developed to simulate the dynamics of simulated moving bed chromatography (SMBC). The model equations were solved by a new efficient numerical technique of orthogonal collocation on finite elements with periodical movement of concentration vector. The simulated SMBC performance is in accordance with the experimental results reported in the literature for separation of l,1'-bi-2-naphthol enantiomers using SMBC. This model is useful for design, operation, optimization and scale-up of non-linear SMBC for chiral separations with significant non-ideal effects, especially for high solute concentration and small intraparticle diffusion coefficient or large chiral stationary phase particle.

Chiral separation by (S)-naproxen imprinted monolithic column with mixed functional monomers

Molecularly imprinted polymers （MIPs）, using （S）-naproxen as template and the combination of butyl methacrylate （BMA） and MAA （1：1 molar ratio） as functional monomers were synthesized by an in situ polymerization reaction. The rendered monolithic column was evaluated in HPLC mode. The result showed that the monolithic MIPs with the combination of two monomers produced better chiral resolution of rac-naproxen （Rs = 1.55） and column efficiencies of imprinted molecules （N = 2860 plates/m） than that with pure MAA.

Chiral Separation of Ibuprofen by Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

The separation method using chiral stationary phase （CSP） for the preparation of enantioselective compound was widely used. In this work, supercritical fluid chromatography（SFC） was proposed to resolve the chiral mixtures. To determine the optimum operating conditions for the chiral separation of the racemic ibuprofen, the retention factors and resolutions with the change in pressure, temperature and the content of IPA （%, by volume） in supercritical CO2 were investigated. Experiments showed that the retention factor decreased with the increase of pressure and decrease in temperature. The retention factor was also influenced by the content of IPA in mobile phase, as the content of IPA in the supercritical fluid increased, the retention factor decreased. The resolution of the enantiomers became worse with the increase of IPA in the supercritical fluid. Through optimizing the experimental conditions, a SFC procedure with 13MPa, 311.15K and 4% IPA in CO2 was obtained. The peak shape of the enantiomers was symmetric with supercritical fluid chromatography when compared to the asymmetric peak shape obtained by the conventional liquid chromatography. This work demonstrated that the developed supercritical fluid chromatography procedure was suitable for the chiral separation of ibuprofen enantiomers.

Chiral ionic liquids as chiral selectors for separation of tryptophan enantiomers by ligand exchange chromatography

Chiral ionic liquids (CILs) containing imidazolium cations and L-Proline (L-Pro) anions were applied as chiral selector to separate tryptophan (Trp) enantiomers on a C18 column by ligand exchange chromatography. Several factors influencing Trp enantiomers separation, such as alkyl chain length of CILs, concentrations of Cu2+ and CILs, pH of the mobile phase, flow rate, organic solvent and temperature, were studied. Under the optimal conditions, the Trp enantiomers could be successfully separated within 21 min with the resolution of 2.30. At the same time, some thermodynamical parameters were obtained. The experimental results show that the enthalpy values of the Trp enantiomers are negative, indicating that the separation process is exothermic. And the enthalpy values of D-Trp are larger than those of L-Trp, which indicates that L-Trp could form more stable ternary complexes with tryptophan enantiomers.

Separation of chiral drugs with sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin bycapillary zone electrophoresis

Sulfobutylether－β－cyclodextrin（SBE－β－CD）was used as a chiral selector tor separatingten chlral drugs with resolution 1．2 by capillary zone electrophoresls（CZE）， The backgroundelectrolylc solution comprised of 120 mmol／L Britton－Robinson buffer（BRB） containing1 ～10mmol／L SBE－β－CD with the pH value adjusted from 5．0－6．8． Five of the drugs were better resolvedthan those previously reported with neutral CDs．

Carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin for Chiral Separation of Amino Acids Derivatized with Fluorescene-5-isothiocyanate by Capillary Electrophoresis and Laser-induced Fluorescence Detection

A method using carboxymethyl-b-cyclodextrin (CM-b-CD) as selector for chiral separation of amino acids by capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence detection was studied. Resolution was better than that obtained by b-CD or HP-b-CD.

Chiral Separation of Spiro-compounds and Determination Configuration

Chiral spirocyclic compounds have attracted the attention of scholars and scientists owing to their potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry as either active pharmaceutical ingredients, catalysts in synthesizing active enantiomers, or as surface modifiers on silica particles to resolve entantiomers. In this study, five spiro compounds of 3,9-diphenyl-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]-undecane（1）, 3,9-（4-methoxyphenyl）-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5.5] -undecane（2）, 3,9-（4-methylphenyl）-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro [5.5] -undecane（3）, 4,4＇-（2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane-3,9-diyl）dibenzoic acid（4） and 3,9-di（4-formyl-phenyl）-2,4,8,10-tetraoxa-spiro[5.5]-undecane（5） were synthesized by grinding pentaerythritol with benzaldehyde, 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, 4-methylbenzaldehyde, 4-carboxybenzaldehyde or terephthalaldehyde monoacetal in the presence of InI3r3 under solvent-free conditions. A normal phase HPLC method was successfully developed to resolve entantiomers of compounds 1--5 on a chiral column. Specific optical rotation of R or S entantiomers（1） was determined and the corresponding configurations were proposed based on Lowe＇s rule.

Two Side Chain β-CD Polysiloxanes Used as New Stationary Phase for Chiral Separation by HRGC

Two new stationary phases : (Ⅰ) [bikis(2,6-di-O-pentyl-3-O-hex-6O-pentyl-3-O-methyl)-β-CD-polysiloxane] and (Ⅱ) [heptkis(2,6-di-O-methyl-3-O-hex-6-enyl)-β-CD-polysiloxane] were synthesized and successfully used for GC separation of chiral isomers.The possess high column efficiency and exhibit fine chiral separation ability.

Separation of chiral drugs with β-CD phosphate by capillary electrophoresis

β-Cyclodextrin phosphate (β-CD-phosphate) was used as a selector for separating chiral drugs by capillary electrophoresis (CE). A solution comprising of 120 mmol/L Britton Robinson buffer (BRB) containing 10 mmol/L 0-CD phosphate with the pH adjusted to 7.0 was used as the background electrolyte (BGE), and a small amount of analyte was injected (600v/1s). Triethylamine, diethylamine, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, Tris added as modifier were compared. Isoprenaline, methoxamine, oxprenolol, practolol were successfully resolved.

Synthesis and Chiral Separation of Dinucleotide(TpAZT) Phosphoramidates

Dinucleotide (TpAZT) phosphoramidates were synthesized by Todd reaction of dinucleoside H-phosphonates and amino acid methyl esters, and their diastereomers (Rp and Sp) were separated by crystallization, and the results showed that natural and cheap methyl esters of alanine and phenylalanine can be used for large-scale synthesis of dinucleotide analogs.

Simultaneous Chiral Separation Using a Combinatorial Molecular Imprinting Phase

Molecular imprinting chiral stationary phase against Cbz-L-Serine (Cbz-L-Ser) and Cbz-L-Alaine (Cbz-L-Ala) were prepared utilizing acrylamide + 2-vinylpyridine as combined basic functional monomers. Cross-selectivity was used to obtain simultaneous chiral separations of Cbz-DL-Ser and Cbz-DL-Ala by connecting two columns packed with Cbz-L-Ser and Cbz-L-Ala imprinted chiral stationary phase, respectively.

Chiral Separation of N-Benzoyl Phenylalanine Methyl Ester by Nonaqueous Capillary Electrophoresis

A successful chiral separation of N-benzoyl phenylalanine methyl ester has been achieved by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) using P-CD as chiral selector in formamide (FA). Some experimental parameters influencing the chiral separation such as concentration of P-CD, ionic strength and apparent pH (pH*) are discussed.

Carboxymethyl-β-Cyclodextrin for Chiral Separation of Basic Drugs by Capillary Elcctrophoresis

Four basic drugs were separated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) usingcarboxymethyl-β-yclodextrin (CM-0-CD) as chiral selector. The effects of CM-β-CDconmptration, applied voltage. operation temperature were investigated. Under the selectedconditions. norephedrine. ofloxacin. terbutaline and chlorpheniramine were enantiomerallybaieline-separated using H3PO4-triethanolamine buffer at PH 3 containing 10, 5.5, 2. 2mmol/LCM-β-CD respectively.

Chiral Separation of Esmolol and Terazosin by Cyclodextrinmodified Capillary Zone Electrophoresis

Cyclodextrin-modified CZE was applied to the chiral separation of two basic drugs, i.e., esmolol and terazosin. Selector screening and concentration optimization experiments were performed. Resolution 3.1 for esmolol, 1.2 for terazosin were achieved when using 60 mmol/L gamma-CD and 60 mmoL/L DM-P-CD, respectively, in 50 mmol/L pH 2.5 sodium phosphate buffer.

Enantioselective separation and zebrafish embryo toxicity of insecticide beta-cypermethrin

Enantioselectivity of chiral pollutants is receiving growing concern due to the difference in toxicology and environment fate between enantiomers.In this study,enantiomers of insecticide beta-cypermethrin （beta-CP） were separated on selected chiral column by HPLC,and the toxicity of enantiomers was evaluated using the zebrafish embryo-larval assays.The enantiomers of beta-CP were baseline separated on Chiralcel OD and Chiralpak AD columns and detected by circular dichroism （CD） at 236 nm.Better separation could be achieved at lower temperature （e.g.,20°C） and with lower levels of polar modifiers.Pure enantiomers were obtained on Chiralcel OD.The CD spectra of enantiomers were recorded.By comparing the elution order with a previous similar study,the absolute configuration of beta-CP enantiomers was determined.The individual enantiomers were used in zebrafish embryo test,and the results showed that beta-CP enantioselectively induced yolk sac edema,pericardial edema and crooked body.The 1R-cis-αS and 1R-trans-αS enantiomers showed strong developmental toxicities at concentration of 0.1 mg/L,while the 1S-cis-αR and 1S-trans-αR induced no malformations at higher concentration （e.g.,0.3 mg/L）.The results suggest that the enantioselective toxicological effects of beta-CP should be considered when evaluating its ecotoxicological effects.

Mass spectrometry detection of basic drugs in fast chiral analyses with vancomycin stationary phases

Current trends in chiral analysis of pharmaceutical drugs are focused on faster separations and higher separation efficiencies, Core-shell or superficially porous particles （SPP） based chiral stationary phases （CSPs） provide reduced analysis times while maintaining high column efficiencies and sensitivity. In this study, mobile phase conditions suitable for chiral analyses with electrospray ionization LC-MS were systematically investigated using vancomycin as a representative CSP. The performance of a 2.7 μm SPP based vancomycin CSP （SPP-V） 10 cm ×0.21 cm column was compared to that of a corresponding 5 μm fully porous particles based analogue column. The results demonstrated that the SPP-V column provides higher efficiencies, 2-5 time greater sensitivity and shorter analysis time for a set of 22 basic pharma- ceutical drugs. The SPP-V was successfully applied for the analysis of the degradation products of racemic citalopram whose enantiomers could be selectively identified by MS.

Enantioselective extraction of mandelic acid enantiomers based on chiral ligand exchange

Based on the chiral ligand exchange, the distribution behavior of mandelic acid enantiomers, and the partition of Cu2+ at different pH values were studied in a water/alcohol two-phase system containing Cu2+ and N-n-（dodecyl-L-proline（A）.） The influences of the solvent sort, the pH value, the concentrations of Cu2+ and chiral ligand on the partition coefficient（K） and separation factor（α） were discussed. The experimental results show that the A formed has more stable ternary complex with D-mandelic acid enantiomer than with L-mandelic acid enantiomer. There is an important influence of the pH value on K and α. When the pH values are less than 3.5, the formation of binary complexes is thermodynamically unfavourable. K and α become maximum when pH values are above 3.5 and the molar ratio of the chiral ligand to Cu2+ is 2∶1.

The Synthesis and Characterization of β-cyclodextrin Derivated Pancreatin Used as Chiral Selector in Capillary Electrochromatography

The preparation of capillary electrochromatography column for chiral separation with β-cyclodextrin derivatized Pancreatin was imvestigated, which had three steps, synthesis of β-cyclodextrin derivated pancreatin, the modification of the capillary internal surface and the covalent binding of β-cyclodextrin derivated pancreatin on the capillary internal wall. β-cyclodextrin derivated pancreatin was synthesized using β-cyclodextrin and protein in the presence of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether （EGDE） in boric acid buffer at pH = 8.7. Amino group was coated on the internal surface of the silica capillary by sot-gel technology using triethoxylmethylsiloxane and （ 3-aminopropyl ） trimethoxysiloxane. Covalent binding of β-cyclodextrin derivated pancreatin was performed by glataraldehyde. Chlorpheniramine, phenylalanine and troopine were separated baseline by β-cyclodetrin derivated pancreatin in capillary electrochromatography.

Enantiomeric Separation of Amino Alcohols by Ion-pair Chromatography

Enantiomers of four amino alcohols were resolved by ion-pair chromatography with (+)-10-camphorsulphonic acid as chiral counter ion. Studies of the influence of the mobile phase composition, the solute structure and the mobile phase flow-rate on separation are presented. Under the optimized conditions enantiomeric propanolol, norephedrine, metropolol and salbutamol were separated using dichloromethane-1-pentanol (97:3 v/v) as mobile phase on Lichrospher-100-DIOL column.