Differential equation resolution concentration profile

Generally speaking the mathematical problems tackled in voltammetry involve the resolution of partial differential equation systems by means of analytical, semi-analytical or numerical methods. The solutions of the problem are the concentration profiles of the different species, and from them the current-potential-time response of the system to a given electrical perturbation can be calculated. 

Plots of selectivity factor (calculated using Equation 2 and the data from Table I) for mephenytoin and hexobarbital enantiomers versus CD concentration are shown in Figure 3 a,b (22) The profiles of relation oC vs [(3-CD] for these two compounds are different because two different factors determine resolution of their enantiomers difference in K- values for hexobarbital and difference in kl t ftnn values for mephenytoin. The latter case represents 5nuinteresting example the resolution of its enantiomers arises from the great differentiation in the adsorption of diastereoisomeric (3-CD complexes. The calculated selectivity factor for these complexes is ca 3 (see Table I). In this particular case selectivities of the two processes adsorption and com-plexation in the bulk mobile phase solution are opposite to each other enantioselectivity arising from selective adsorption dominating over differentiation in the solution. Unfortunately the stabilities of diastereoisomeric -CD mephenytoin complexes are relatively small and solubility of -CD in the mobile phase solution is rather limited. Therefore one cannot shift the comple-xation equilibrium... 

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