Joint use of cyclodextrin additives in chiral discrimination by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography: temperature effects

Abstract The temperature dependence of chiral separations was investigated in combined system of reversed-phase (RP) liquid chromatography using two chiral additives: single α or β native cyclodextrins and their permethylated derivatives. The model tested compounds of pharmaceutical interest were: methylphenobarbital, mephenytoin, morsuximide and camphor. Taking the localization of a complexation process as a criterion – the combined system with two selectors has been rationalized as occurring in three stages. The influence of temperature (in narrow range of 20°C) on retention and enantioselectivity was studied in; System I (complexation occurs in the mobile phase), in System II (complexation on the stationary phase) and in System III (complexation in both phases together). In System III (as for System I) it has been found that the model compounds could be classified into three groups based on their retention dependence on temperature: retention decrease with temperature decrease, retention increase with temperature decrease or no influence of temperature on retention. For all the compounds investigated, decrease in temperature increases the selectivity. Standard enthalpy (Δ H 0 ) and entropy (Δ S 0 ) changes of solute transfer between the mobile and the stationary phase and standard enthalpy (Δ H 0 CD ) and entropy (Δ S 0 CD ) changes of complex formation were also calculated. In Systems I and III, if the complexation in the mobile phase is favored process compared with interaction with the stationary phases (RP or covered by permethylated cyclodextrin), the shortest retention time and the best selectivity is observed at low temperature.