A novel chiral stationary phase in HPLC: optical resolution of racemic amino compounds by (1-->6)-2,5-anhydro-3,4-di-O-ethyl-D-glucitol bound on silica gel.

[(1-->6)-2,5-Anhydro-3,4-di-O-ethyl-D-glucitol]-bound silica gel (CSP 4a), which was prepared by a two-step reaction, was used as a chiral stationary phase in high-performance liquid chromatography. The chiral recognition ability of the CSP 4a for racemates was examined using aq. NaClO4 (pH 2) and aq. NaClO4 (pH 2)/CH3CN as the eluents. For the resolution of amino acids and amino acid methyl esters, the D-isomers were eluted first. The separation factors of many of the racemates were 1.1-1.4, and the resolution factors were 0.59-7.75. This stationary phase showed a relatively high-resolving power toward compounds having a bulky substituent on the chiral carbon, such as phenylglycine and 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine.