Direct Enantiomer Separation

An hplc assay was developed suitable for the analysis of enantiomers of ketoprofen (KT), a 2-arylpropionic acid nonsteroidal antiinflammatory dmg (NSAID), in plasma and urine (59). Following the addition of racemic fenprofen as internal standard (IS), plasma containing the KT enantiomers and IS was extracted by Hquid-Hquid extraction at an acidic pH. After evaporation of the organic layer, the dmg and IS were reconstituted in the mobile phase and injected onto the hplc column. The enantiomers were separated at ambient temperature on a commercially available 250 x 4.6 mm amylose carbamate-packed chiral column (chiral AD) with hexane—isopropyl alcohol—trifluoroacetic acid (80 19.9 0.1) as the mobile phase pumped at 1.0 mL/min. The enantiomers of KT were quantified by uv detection with the wavelength set at 254 nm. The assay allows direct quantitation of KT enantiomers in clinical studies in human plasma and urine after adrninistration of therapeutic doses. 

AGP columns have wide appHcation for the direct separation of enantiomers of many different classes of dmgs, amines, acids, and nonprotolytic compounds (18,23). Acidic dmgs resolved include ibuprofen [15687-27-17, C 2H g02, ketoprofen [22071 -15 ] and naproxen [22204-53-17,... 

A. Walhagen and F.-E. Edholm, Coupled-column cliromatography of immobilized protein phases for direct separation and determination of dmg enantiomers in plasma , 7. Chromatogr. 473 371-379 (1989). 

For the separation of racemic mixtures, two basic types of membrane processes can be distinguished a direct separation using an enantioselective membrane, or separation in which a nonselective membrane assists an enantioselective process [5]. The most direct method is to apply enantioselective membranes, thus allowing selective transport of one of the enantiomers of a racemic mixture. These membranes can either be a dense polymer or a liquid. In the latter case, the membrane liquid can be chiral, or may contain a chiral additive (carrier). Nonselective membranes can also... 

One of the most powerful methods for determining enantiomer composition is gas or liquid chromatography, as it allows direct separation of the enantiomers of a chiral substance. Early chromatographic methods required the conversion of an enantiomeric mixture to a diastereomeric mixture, followed by analysis of the mixture by either GC or HPLC. A more convenient chromatographic approach for determining enantiomer compositions involves the application of a chiral environment without derivatization of the enantiomer mixture. Such a separation may be achieved using a chiral solvent as the mobile phase, but applications are limited because the method consumes large quantities of costly chiral solvents. The direct separation of enantiomers on a chiral stationary phase has been used extensively for the determination of enantiomer composition. Materials for the chiral stationary phase are commercially available for both GC and HPLC. 

In recent years, for analytical purposes the direct approach has become the most popular. Therefore, only this approach will be discussed in the next sections. With the direct approach, the enantiomers are placed in a chiral environment, since only chiral molecules can distinguish between enantiomers. The separation of the enantiomers is based on the complex formation of labile diastereoisomers between the enantiomers and a chiral auxiliary, the so-called chiral selector. The separation can only be accomplished if the complexes possess different stability constants. The chiral selectors can be either chiral molecules that are bound to the chromatographic sorbent and thus form a CSP, or chiral molecules that are added to the mobile phase, called chiral mobile phase additives (CMPA). The combination of several chiral selectors in the mobile phase, and of chiral mobile and stationary phases is also feasible. 

By adding a chiral molecule to the mobile phase, the direct separation of enantiomers can be obtained on an achiral stationary phase. This... 

One of the most sophisticated methods is the use of chiral gas chromatographic capillary columns for the direct separation of volatile enantiomers. Complexation gas chromatography with enantioselec-tive transition metal fl-ketoenolates permits the stereochemical analysis of volatile oxygenated compounds in the nanogram range with high 44,45... 

There are two major approaches to achieve enantiomeric separation of d- and L-amino acids. The first involves precolumn derivatization with a chiral reagent, followed by RP-HPLC [226], while the second involves direct separation of underivatized enantiomers on a chiral bonded phase [227], Weiss et al. [209] determined d- and L-form of amino acids by applying derivatization with OPA and chiral /V-isobutyryl-L-cysteine. 

Chromatography may be used for the direct separation of enantiomers ( chiral chromatography ) and also for the normal separation of diastereomeric pairs. 

A highly versatile method for enantiomer analysis is based on the direct separation of enantiomeric mixtures on nonraceinic chiral stationary phases by gas chromatography (GC)6 123-12s. When a linearly responding achiral detection system is employed, comparison of the relative peak areas provides a precise measurement of the enantiomeric ratio from which the enantiomeric purity ee can be calculated. The enantiomeric ratio measured is independent of the enantiomeric purity of the chiral stationary phase. A low enantiomeric purity of the resolving agent, however, results in small separation factors a, while a racemic auxiliary will obviously not be able to distinguish enantiomers. 

O Naobumi, H Kitahara, R Kira. Direct separation of enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography on a new chiral ligand-exchange phase. J Chromatogr 592 291-296, 1992. 

Pettersson, C. and Stuurman, H.W., Direct separation of enantiomer of ephedrine and some analogues by reversed-phase liquid chromatography using (+)-di-n-butytartrate as the liquid stationary phase, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 22, 441, 1984. 

Weems, H., Mushtaq, M., Fu, P., and Yang, S., Direct separation of non-k-region monool and diol enantiomers of phenanthrene, benz[a] anthracene, and chrysene by high-performance liquid chromatography with chiral stationary phases, J. Chromatogr., 371, 211, 1986. 

Gubitz, G. and Mihellyes, S., Direct separation of 2-hydroxy acid enantiomers by high-performance liquid chromatography on chemically bonded chiral phases, Chromatographia, 19, 257, 1984. 

Analytical Properties Resolution of several enantiomers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, for example, chrysene 5,6-epoxide, dibenz[a,h]anthracene 5,6-epoxide, 7-methyl benz[a]anthracene 5,6-epoxide resolution of barbiturates, mephenytoin, benzodiazepinones, and succinimides direct separation of some mono-ol and diol enantiomers of phenanthrene, benz[a]anthrene, and chrysene ionically bonded to silica gel, this phase provides resolution of enantiomers of c/s-dihydroidiols of unsubstituted and methyl- and bromo-substituted benz[a]anthracene derivatives having hydroxyl groups that adopt quasiequatorial-quasiaxial and quasiaxial-quasiequatorial conformation Reference 31-35... 

A. M. Dyas, M. L. Robinson, and A. F. Fell, Direct separation of nadolol enantiomers on a Pirkle-type chiral stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 536 351 (1991). 

H. Y. Aboul-Enein and M. R. Islam, Direct separation and optimization of timolol enantiomers on a cellulose tris-3,5-dimethyl-phenylcarbamate high-performance liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 55 109 (1990). 

Preparative Methods cheap and readily available racemic trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane can be resolved with d-(—)-tartaric acid, giving (15, 25 )-diaminocyclohexane with >98% enantiomeric excess. Detailed procedures for the resolution have been published. Determination of enantiomeric excess is made by HPLC analysis of the A(Af -bis(m-toluyl) derivative on a Pirkle L-Leucine-DNB column. Direct separation of enantiomers by preparative HPLC on a chiral colunrn has also been described. ... 

Enantiomeric Stationary Phases. Chiral nonracemic chromatographic stationary phases prepared from p-cyclodextrin, derivatized with (R)- and (S)-NEI, and covalently bonded to a silica support are useful for the direct separation of enantiomers of a wide variety of compounds in both normal-phase and reversed-phase HPLC. ... 

A CSP based on the analogues 3,5-dinitrobenzoylated 1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-diamine (DNB-DPEDA) (see Fig. 9.26a) [349-353] has been commercialized by Regis under the tradename Ulmo. This CSP has proven to be excellent for the direct separation of aryl alcohol enantiomers without derivatization (see Fig. 9.26b) [349,351]. This improved Pirkle-concept CSP, that contains also ir-acidic as well as moderate n-basic aromatic binding sites, nicely resolved a wide variety of chiral drugs [350] and compounds of pharmaceutical interest [352]. 

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