Chiral compounds with cyclodextrin

When a racemic mixture is introduced into a chromatographic system containing cyclodextrin, the two isomers will have a different affinity for the chiral phase, affording what is called the enantioselectivity of the cyclodextrin phase. Finally, one other approach to the separation of enantiomers that has been applied in forensic work is enantioselective derivation. Rather than using an optically active stationary phase, this technique achieves separation by derivatizing the chiral compounds with chiral agents resulting in different selectivities for chiral molecules. 

Analytically, the inclusion phenomenon has been used in chromatography both for the separation of ions and molecules, in Hquid and gas phase (1,79,170,171). Peralkylated cyclodextrins enjoy high popularity as the active component of hplc and gc stationary phases efficient in the optical separation of chiral compounds (57,172). Chromatographic isotope separations have also been shown to occur with the help of Werner clathrates and crown complexes (79,173). 

Comparisons of LC and SFC have also been performed on naphthylethylcar-bamoylated-(3-cyclodextrin CSPs. These multimodal CSPs can be used in conjunction with normal phase, reversed phase, and polar organic eluents. Discrete sets of chiral compounds tend to be resolved in each of the three mobile phase modes in LC. As demonstrated by Williams et al., separations obtained in each of the different mobile phase modes in LC could be replicated with a simple CO,-methanol eluent in SFC [54]. Separation of tropicamide enantiomers on a Cyclobond I SN CSP with a modified CO, eluent is illustrated in Fig. 12-4. An aqueous-organic mobile phase was required for enantioresolution of the same compound on the Cyclobond I SN CSP in LC. In this case, SFC offered a means of simplifying method development for the derivatized cyclodextrin CSPs. Higher resolution was also achieved in SFC. 

A different non-classical approach to the resolution of sulphoxides was reported by Mikolajczyk and Drabowicz It is based on the fact that sulphinyl compounds very easily form inclusion complexes with -cyclodextrin. Since jS-cyclodextrin as the host molecule is chiral, its inclusion complexes with racemic guest substances used in an excess are mixtures of diastereoisomers that should be formed in unequal amounts. In this way a series of alkyl phenyl, alkyl p-tolyl and alkyl benzyl sulphoxides has been resolved. However, the optical purities of the partially resolved sulphoxides do not exceed 22% after... 

In an attempt to change and broaden the capabilities of the vancomycin CSP, the glycopeptide was derivatized with (R)- and (S )-(l-naphthylethyl) isocyanate (NEIC) and then bonded to a silica-gel support [48]. A variety of chiral compounds was tested on the two composite stationary phases and the results were compared with the ones obtained using the underivatized vancomycin CSP. The advantages of the NEIC derivatization were not as obvious or substantial as they were in the case of cyclodextrin phases [49]. Moreover, the exact chemical structures of the synthesized NEIC derivatives of vancomycin were not reported. 

Extensive comparisons between GC and SFC have been reported in chiral separation [63-66]. Zoltan investigated the performance of SFC and GC using the same chiral capillary columns coated with cyclodextrin-based stationary phases. It was observed that chiral selectivity was higher in GC than in SFC using the same open tubular column at the identical temperature (e.g., >100°C). However, the selectivity in SFC was significantly increased at low temperatures, especially for polar compounds [67]. 

CE has been applied extensively for the separation of chiral compounds in chemical and pharmaceutical analysis.First chiral separations were reported by Gozel et al. who separated the enantiomers of some dansylated amino acids by using diastereomeric complex formation with Cu " -aspartame. Later, Tran et al. demonstrated that such a separation was also possible by derivatization of amino acids with L-Marfey s reagent. Nishi et al. were able to separate some chiral pharmaceutical compounds by using bile salts as chiral selectors and as micellar surfactants. However, it was not until Fanali first showed the utilization of cyclodextrins as chiral selectors that a boom in the number of applications was noted. Cyclodextrins are added to the buffer electrolyte and a chiral recognition may... 

Capillary gas chromatography (GC) using modified cyclodextrins as chiral stationary phases is the preferred method for the separation of volatile enantiomers. Fused-silica capillary columns coated with several alkyl or aryl a-cyclo-dextrin, -cyclodextrin and y-cyclodextrin derivatives are suitable to separate most of the volatile chiral compounds. Multidimensional GC (MDGC)-mass spectrometry (MS) allows the separation of essential oil components on an achiral normal phase column and through heart-cutting techniques, the separated components are led to a chiral column for enantiomeric separation. The mass detector ensures the correct identification of the separated components [73]. Preparative chiral GC is suitable for the isolation of enantiomers [5, 73]. 

Norbomene was functionalized with cyclodextrins and surface grafted onto silica-based supports using ROMP (44). The CSP are suitable for the enantioselective separation various amino acids, including jS-blockers and other compounds, such as chiral ferrocene derivates. 

Because the steric effect contributes to the complex formation between guest and host, the chiral resolution on these CSPs is affected by the structures of the analytes. Amino acids, amino alcohols, and derivatives of amines are the best classes for studying the effect of analyte structures on the chiral resolution. The effect of analyte structures on the chiral resolution may be obtained from the work of Hyun et al. [47,48]. The authors studied the chiral resolution of amino alcohols, amides, amino esters, and amino carbonyls. The effects of the substituents on the chiral resolution of some racemic compounds are shown in Table 6. A perusal of this table indicates the dominant effect of steric interactions on chiral resolution. Furthermore, an improved resolution of the racemic compounds, having phenyl moieties as the substituents, may be observed from this Table 6. ft may be the result of the presence of n—n interactions between the CCE and racemates. Generally, the resolution decreases with the addition of bulky groups, which may be caused by the steric effects. In addition, some anions have been used as the mobile phase additives for the improvement of the chiral resolution of amino acids [76]. Recently, Machida et al. [69] reported the use of some mobile phase additives for the improvement of chiral resolution. They observed an improvement in the chiral resolution of some hydrophobic amino compound using cyclodextrins and cations as mobile phase additives. 

Cramer, F., and Dietsche, W. 378 (1959) Occlusion compounds. XV. Resolution of racemates with cyclodextrins, Chem. Ber. 92 b) Toda, F., and Tohi, Y. (1993) Novel optical resolution methods by inclusion crystallization in suspension media and by fractional distillation,/. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1238-1240 c) Toda, F., and Tanaka, K. (1988) A new chiral host compound... 

The addition of modifiers into the aqueous phase also affects selectivity. Cyclodextrins can be used in conjunction with the MECC buffer to provide selectivity for very hydrophobic analytes that would otherwise be almost totally incorporated into the micellar phase. In addition, they can be used for enantiomeric separations because of the chirality of the cyclodextrins themselves. The resolution between very hydrophobic compounds can also be improved by the addition of high concentrations of urea to the MECC buffer, which increases the solubility of hydrophobic compounds in water and breaks down hydrogen bonds in the aqueous phase. The addition of low concentrations (<20% v/v) of organic solvents, such as acetonitrile or 2-propanol, reduces the EOF and thereby expands the migration time window. Higher concentrations, however, can break down the micellar structure, so care should be taken. Finally, salts of certain metals, such as magnesium, zinc, or copper(II), can be added to enhance resolution of nucleotides. An optimization scheme for MECC separations is shown in Figure 5.9. 

Drugs possessing a steroid structure are particularly easy to separate by CEC (see also the section on Steroids). Euerby et al. [203] published the separation of tipredane and five related compounds. A conventional capillary packed with 3 mm Spherisorb ODS-1 can be used for this purpose using acetonitrile-Tris pH 7.8 buffer (8 2) (50 mmol/1). Under these conditions it is also possible to separate the C-17 diastereoi-somer of the active compound without the addition of a chiral modifier (b-cyclodextrin is needed to achieve a comparable result in other separation modes) (Fig. 10.25). The elution order of individual compounds was exactly the same as with reversed phase chromatography, and it was concluded that with unionized species HPLC methods should be directly transferable to the CEC mode. 

The situation is complex. In another study we examined the cyclization of compound 54 catalyzed by cyclodextrin bis-imidazoles [140]. This dialdehyde can perform the intramolecular aldol reaction using the enol of either aldehyde to add to the other aldehyde, forming either 55 or 56. In solution with simple buffer catalysis both compounds are formed almost randomly, but with the A,B isomer 46 of the bis-imidazole cyclodextrin there was a 97 % preference for product 56. This is consistent with the previous findings that the catalyst promotes enolization near the bound phenyl ring, but in this case the cyclization is most selective with the A,B isomer 46, not the A,D that we saw previously. Again the enolization is reversible, and the selectivity reflects the addition of an enol to an aldehyde group. The predominant product is a mixture of two stereoisomers, 56A and 56B. Both were formed, and were racemic despite the chirality of the cyclodextrin ring. 

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are chiral compounds which interact with enantiomers via diastereomeric interactions. The separation is achieved because of the difference in stabilities of the resulting diastereomeric complexes formed between each enantiomer and the CD. In the first CEC experiments incorporating CDs, di-methylpolysiloxane containing chemically bonded permethylated (3- or y-CD (Chirasil-DEX) was chemically bonded to the inner walls of fused silica capillaries [139,140]. Electoosmotic flow is generated in these capillaries in the same manner as in fused silica capillaries. The Chirasil-DEX does not mask all the silanol groups, so while EOF is decreased, it is not entirely diminished by the coating. Since that time, CDs or CD derivatives have been bonded to silica particles which were then packed into capillaries, and the CD has been incorporated into continuous polymer beds known as monoliths. Table 3 shows some different CSPs, enantiomers separated, resolution, and the number of theoretical plates per meter. 

Several other stationary phases made from different proportions of typical phases (methyl, phenyl, cyanopropyl), or from special compounds such as polytrifluropropyl-siloxane, or different columns such as PLOT (porous layer open tubular), columns coated with a modified graphitized carbon or with a silicone based polymer with chiral groups incorporated into the polymeric chain, columns coated with derivatized cyclodextrins (for the separation of chiral compounds), etc. are also utilized. 

Separation of Chiral Compounds by CE and MEKC with Cyclodextrins... 

Despite these evident drawbacks, a broad variety of SOs have been used in CMPA-based enantiomer separations, including cyclodextrins, proteins, macro-cyclic antibiotics, chiral ion-pairing agents, amino acids in combination with transition metal salts, and crown ethers. Recent application for the separation of pharmaceutically relevant chiral compounds utilized P-cyclodextrins [46-48] charged cyclodextrins [49, 50], macrocyclic antibiotics [51, 52] and chiral ion-pairing agents [53, 54]. A more detailed discussion of CMPA-based enantiomer separation is beyond the scope of this chapter. The interested reader is referred to dedicated reviews [55, 56]. 

Fig. 4 Schematic representation of the interaction of a representative drug substance with cyclodextrin. A wide range of noncharged and charged (anionic, cationic, and amphoteric) cyclodextrins have been used as chiral selectors, as well as for the optimized separation of nonchiral compounds using capillary electrophoresis. Cationic and amphoteric cyclodextrins are less commonly used in chiral analysis, and only a few are commercially available. The degree of substitution of a cyclodextrin may vary from one manufacturer to another or even from batch to batch, which may have a detrimental effect on the reproducibility and ruggedness of the separation system. (Modified from Ref. 169.)...

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