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Synthesis and Purification of Iodoaziridines Involving Quantitative Selection of the Optimal Stationary Phase for Chromatography
Published on: May 16, 2014
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic selectivity of a multifunctional carbonyldiimidazolium/dodecyl modified silica stationary
Kaixing Luo1, Yu Luo1, Yanjuan Liu2
1School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Phosphorus Resources Development and Utilization of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China.
Abstract:
In this work, a new strategy of simultaneously grafting two different functional ligands onto the silica surface was adopted to prepare a carbonyldiimidazolium/dodecyl dual-functionalized silica stationary phase (Sil-CDI-DD) by recycling the discarded commercial C18 columns as the raw materials. A full characterization of the waste silica-C18, the calcined silica, the acidified silica and the new packing materials was done to explore the feasibility of recycling the waste chromatographic columns. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic selectivity of the obtained Sil-CDI-DD was specifically investigated, and retention mechanisms in reversed-phase and hydrophilic interaction chromatography modes were discussed. The experimental results showed that the perfect combination of carbonyldiimidazolium and long-chain alkyl groups commendably enhanced the separation selectivity and efficiency of the versatile Sil-CDI-DD, which could provide multiple interaction sites for diverse target analytes, thereby contributing to the favorable resolution of hydrophilic nucleosides/nucleobases and weak polar environmental endocrine disruptors, including alkylphenols, bisphenols, steroid hormones and phthalates.
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