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Retention mechanism of hypercrosslinked polystyrene silica hybrid phase in normal phase chromatography
Di Wu1, Georgi K Nedev1, Charles A Lucy1
1Department of Chemistry, Gunning/Lemieux Chemistry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G2.
Abstract:
Hypercrosslinked polystyrene phases have been described as quasi-normal phase because they lack discrete polar sites. Retention on the HC-Tol column is investigated using the Snyder-Soczewinski model. Solvent strength of different hexane-solvent binary mobile phase compositions can be predicted with solvent strength of pure dichloromethane (DCM, 0.159), tetrahydrofuran (THF, 0.22), and benzene (0.127). The HC-Tol column is shown to be a localizing adsorptive phase. Also, site-competition delocalization on HC-Tol demonstrates that whatever its adsorption groups are, they are able to participate in lateral interactions.
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