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Modeling and Optimization of Enantioseparation by Capillary Electrochromatography

Both electrophoretic and chromatographic transport mechanisms are combined in electrochromatographic separation. In this paper, we developed a model of enantioselectivity in capillary electrochromatography (CEC) which can be applied in the separation of both neutral and ionic compounds. The overall...

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Published in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 1998-11, Vol.70 (21), p.4586-4593
Main Authors: Deng, Yulin, Zhang, Jianhua, Tsuda, Takao, Yu, Peter H, Boulton, Alan A, Cassidy, Richard M
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Language:English
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Summary:Both electrophoretic and chromatographic transport mechanisms are combined in electrochromatographic separation. In this paper, we developed a model of enantioselectivity in capillary electrochromatography (CEC) which can be applied in the separation of both neutral and ionic compounds. The overall selectivity in enantioseparation is considered to be made up of two contributions:  one is the intrinsic difference in formation constants of a pair of enantiomers, and the other is the conversion efficiency of the intrinsic difference into the apparent difference in the migration velocity. The model was illustrated through the chiral separation of (R)- and (S)-salsolinols. Under a positive electric field, enantioseparation of salsolinols was achieved on an ODS column with β-cyclodextrin as a chiral mobile-phase additive. The experimental results are discussed in relation to the effect of separation parameters, such as the direction and size of electric field and properties of the stationary and mobile phases. It was demonstrated that if both electrophoretic and partitioning mechanisms produce positive effects, high overall selectivity in CEC can be obtained. For pressurized-driven electrochromatography, although the column efficiency is sacrificed due to the introduction of hydrodynamic flow, the increased selectivity significantly reduced the requirement of large column plate numbers for resolution.
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/ac980366i