Anionic exchangers

Pure water for use in the laboratory can be obtained from tap water (hard or soft) by distillation if water of great purity is required, distillation must be carried out in special apparatus, usually made of quartz, not glass or metal precautions must be taken to avoid any spray getting into the distillate. Water which is sufficiently pure for most laboratory purposes can, however, be obtained by passing tap water through cation-exchangers and anion-exchangers as described above, when the water is deionised . 

Anion exchange resins of the quaternary ammonium hydroxide type (e.g., De-Acidlte FF, IRA-400 or Dowex I) are strong bases and are useful cataly s for the cyanoethylatlon of alcohols and possibly of other active hydrogen compounds. 

Anion-exchange resins contain a basic radical, such as —NH and =NH, and are prepared by the condensation of formaldehj de with amines such as m-phenylenediainine and urea. These resins can absorb acids by the formation of salts, —NH3CI and =NHjCl, and are regenerated by treatment with sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate. 

The exchange resins 6nd application in (i) the purification of water (cation-exchange resin to remove salts, followed by anion-exchange resin to remove free mineral acids and carbonic acid), (ii) removal of inorganic impurities from organic substances, (iii) in the partial separation of amino acids, and (iv) as catalysts in organic reactions (e.g., esterification. Section 111,102, and cyanoethylation. Section VI,22). 

Anion exchange resins—gel type — Strongly basic- —quaternary ammonium functionality... 

Dowex 1-X2 0.6 0.65 Strongly basic anion exchanger with S-DVB matrix for separation of small peptides, nucleotides, and large metal complexes. Molecular weight exclusion is <2700. 

Dowex 2-X8 1.2 0.75 Strongly basic (but less basic than Dowex 1 type) anion exchanger with S-DVB matrix for deionization of carbohydrates and separation of sugars, sugar alcohols, and glycosides. 

Anion exchange resin-gel type— intermediate basicity... 

Bio-Rex 5 2.8 0.70 Intermediate basic anion exchanger with primarily tertiary amines on a polyalkyle-neamine matrix for separation of organic acids. 

Anion exchange resins- —gel type—weakly basic—polyamine functionality ... 

Dowex 4-X4 1.6 0.70 Weakly basic anion exchanger with tertiary amines on an acrylic matrix for the deionization of carbohydrates. Use at pH <7. 

Ion-Exchange Equilibrium. Retention differences among cations with an anion exchanger, or among anions with a cation exchanger, are governed by the physical properties of the solvated ions. The stationary phase will show these preferences ... 

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