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An automated orthogonal two-dimensional liquid chromatograph.

Cadapakam J Venkatramani1, Yury Zelechonok

  • 1Pharmacia Corporation, Global Chemical Process R & D, 4901 Searle Parkway, Skokie, Illinois 60077, USA. cvenkatramani@yahoo.com

Analytical Chemistry
|October 23, 2003
PubMed
Summary

A novel two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) system enhances separation efficiency by coupling columns with different selectivities. This method minimizes correlation between dimensions, leading to orthogonal separations and improved peak capacity for complex mixtures.

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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chromatography

Background:

  • Conventional liquid chromatography (LC) can struggle with complex mixtures, leading to co-elution and limited peak capacity.
  • Two-dimensional LC (2D-LC) offers enhanced separation power but often suffers from column correlation, reducing overall efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a simple and efficient 2D-LC system using a standard HPLC setup and a multi-port valve.
  • To achieve orthogonal separations by minimizing correlation between the two chromatographic dimensions.
  • To improve peak capacity and enable positive identification of components in complex mixtures.

Main Methods:

  • Coupling two LC columns with different selectivities using a 12-port, dual-position valve.
  • Implementing continuous, periodic sampling from the primary column eluent onto the secondary column.

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  • Utilizing a solvent gradient in the primary dimension and incremental solvent strength in the secondary dimension ('tuning') to minimize column correlation.
  • Evaluating the system with a test mixture of aromatic amines and non-amines using various secondary columns (ODS-AQ/ODS monolith, ODS/amino, ODS/cyano).

    • Main Results:

    • The developed 2D-LC system achieved separations comparable to conventional HPLC in the primary dimension, with rapid (<10 seconds) separations in the secondary dimension.
    • Optimized tuning minimized cross-correlation between dimensions, resulting in an orthogonal separation plane.
    • Peak capacity was significantly enhanced, theoretically reaching around 450 in 30 minutes.
    • The choice of secondary column (amino and cyano columns showing high complementarity) greatly influenced the separation pattern, with reversed elution orders observed for several components.
    • A 2D-LC system with amino and cyano columns rapidly resolved most components of the test mixture within minutes.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed 2D-LC system provides a simple yet powerful approach for analyzing complex mixtures.
    • Orthogonal separations achieved through column tuning significantly enhance resolution and peak capacity.
    • The system allows for positive identification of components based on unique retention time pairs and provides two independent measures of molecular properties.