A comprehensive study on retention of selected model substances in fi-cyclodextrin-modified high performance liquid chromatography

摘要

The quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) models are not only employed in retention behaviour prediction, but also in an in-depth understanding of complex chromatographic systems. The goal of the present research is to enable the comprehensive understanding of retention underlying the separation in beta-cyclodextrin (CD) modified reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) systems, through the development of mixed QSRR models. Moreover, the amount of beta-CD(A)dsorbed on the stationary phase surface (beta-CDA) is added as the model's input in order to evaluate its contribution to both model performances and retention. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments were conducted to confirm the predicted inclusion complex structures and support the application of in silico tools. The most significant descriptors revealed that retention is governed by the steric factors 7.5 angstrom distant from the geometrical centre of a molecule, 3D arrangement of atoms determining the molecular size and shape, lipophilicity indicated by topological distances, as well as the unbound system's energy, related to the inclusion complex formation. In addition, a notable effect of the pH of the aqueous phase on the retention of ionizable analytes was shown. In the case of pH of the aqueous phase and beta-CDA the change in retention behaviour of the studied analytes was observed only at the highest beta-CDA value (5.17 mu M/m(2)), but it was not related to the ionization state of analytes. When the analytes did not change the ionization form across the investigated studied pH range, and the acetonitrile content in the mobile phase was 25% (v/v), the retention factor had low values regardless of the beta-CDA; under these circumstances the retention is probably acetonitrile driven. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.