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Chiral separation of enantiomers by high-speed countercurrent chromatography

US6337021B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateJan 8, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/37
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Preparative-scale separations of chiral compounds were achieved by high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC) using a multilayer coil planet centrifuge equipped with a 325 mL capacity column. The separations were performed by two different procedures both utilizing a set of N-(3,5-dintrobenzoyl)-D,L-amino acids as test samples with N-dodecanoyl-L-proline-3,5-dimethylanilide as a chiral selector (Cs). The HSCCC separations were carried out with a two-phase solvent system composed of hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water where the chiral selector was added to the organic stationary phase. A second procedure using pH-zone-refining CCC yielded characteristic fused rectangular peaks in which the two isomers were resolved with less than 5% of overlap.

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