Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography

The high performance of chemically-modified silica gel packing materials is based on the utilization of pure silica gels. Earlier silica gels used to be made from inorganic silica; however, nowadays, silica gels are made from organic silanes. The surface smoothness and lack of trace metals of new si...

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Main Author: Toshihiko Hanai
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/6/1/2
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description The high performance of chemically-modified silica gel packing materials is based on the utilization of pure silica gels. Earlier silica gels used to be made from inorganic silica; however, nowadays, silica gels are made from organic silanes. The surface smoothness and lack of trace metals of new silica gels permits easy surface modifications (chemical reactions) and improves the reproducibility and stability. Sharpening peak symmetry is based on developing better surface modification methods (silylation). Typical examples can be found in the chromatography of amitriptyline for silanol testing and that of quinizarin for trace metal testing. These test compounds were selected and demonstrated sensitive results in the measurement of trace amounts of either silanol or trace metals. Here, we demonstrate the three-dimensional model chemical structures of bonded-phase silica gels with surface electron density for easy understanding of the molecular interaction sites with analytes. Furthermore, a quantitative explanation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic liquid chromatographies was provided. The synthesis methods of superficially porous silica gels and their modified products were introduced.
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spelling doaj.art-81ab189b1f274f3f859296be1ef1aa432022-12-22T02:57:57ZengMDPI AGSeparations2297-87392019-01-0161210.3390/separations6010002separations6010002Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid ChromatographyToshihiko Hanai0Health Research Foundation, Kyoto 606-0805, JapanThe high performance of chemically-modified silica gel packing materials is based on the utilization of pure silica gels. Earlier silica gels used to be made from inorganic silica; however, nowadays, silica gels are made from organic silanes. The surface smoothness and lack of trace metals of new silica gels permits easy surface modifications (chemical reactions) and improves the reproducibility and stability. Sharpening peak symmetry is based on developing better surface modification methods (silylation). Typical examples can be found in the chromatography of amitriptyline for silanol testing and that of quinizarin for trace metal testing. These test compounds were selected and demonstrated sensitive results in the measurement of trace amounts of either silanol or trace metals. Here, we demonstrate the three-dimensional model chemical structures of bonded-phase silica gels with surface electron density for easy understanding of the molecular interaction sites with analytes. Furthermore, a quantitative explanation of hydrophilic and hydrophobic liquid chromatographies was provided. The synthesis methods of superficially porous silica gels and their modified products were introduced.http://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/6/1/2chemically bonded silica gelsselectivity of packing materialsretention mechanismsin silicohydrophobic interactionhydrophilic interactionLewis acid–base interactionion–ion interactionsuperficially porous silica gels
spellingShingle Toshihiko Hanai
Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
Separations
chemically bonded silica gels
selectivity of packing materials
retention mechanisms
in silico
hydrophobic interaction
hydrophilic interaction
Lewis acid–base interaction
ion–ion interaction
superficially porous silica gels
title Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
title_full Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
title_fullStr Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
title_full_unstemmed Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
title_short Fundamental Properties of Packing Materials for Liquid Chromatography
title_sort fundamental properties of packing materials for liquid chromatography
topic chemically bonded silica gels
selectivity of packing materials
retention mechanisms
in silico
hydrophobic interaction
hydrophilic interaction
Lewis acid–base interaction
ion–ion interaction
superficially porous silica gels
url http://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/6/1/2
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