Enantioseparation of lysine derivatives on amylose tris (3, 5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) as chiral stationary phase with high separation factor.

Enantioseparation of lysine derivatives by chiral high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was accomplished using two chiral stationary phases (CSPs, Chiralpak IA and Chiralpak IC) based on polysaccharides under normal phase (NP) conditions. All analytes were completely separated. The impacts of polar modifiers, analyte structure and column temperature on chiral separation were discussed. Moreover, the relationship between structure and retention was investigated. The van't Hoff equation was employed to evaluate the thermodynamic parameters of the chiral separation process. The data suggest that the chiral separation process was enthalpy-driven. Surprisingly, two uncommon phenomena were observed: (1) high separation factors on Chiralpak IA and (2) different binding mechanisms with CSP and the two enantiomers.