4-vinylphenyl-boronic-acid and acetonitrile

A phenylboronic acid-silica hybrid monolithic column for capillary liquid chromatography (cLC) was prepared through one-pot process by using 4-vinylphenylboronic acid (VPBA) and alkoxysilanes simultaneously. The effects of the molar ratio of tetramethyloxysilane/γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (TMOS/γ-MAPS), amount of VPBA, and the volume of diethylene glycol (DEG) on the morphologies, permeabilities and pore properties of the prepared VPBA-silica hybrid monolithic columns were studied in detail. A relatively uniform monolithic structure with high porosity was obtained with optimized ingredients. A series of cis-diol-containing compounds, alkylbenzenes, amides, and anilines were utilized to evaluate the retention behaviors of the VPBA-silica hybrid monolithic column. The result demonstrated that the prepared VPBA-silica hybrid monolithic column exhibited multiple interactions including hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, as well as cation exchange apart from the expected affinity interaction. The run-to-run, column-to-column and batch-to-batch reproducibility of the VPBA-silica hybrid monolith were satisfactory with the relative standard deviations (RSDs) less than 1.63% (n=5), 2.02% (n=3) and 2.90% (n=5), respectively, indicating the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed method. In addition, the VPBA-silica hybrid monolithic column was further applied to the separation of proteins and tryptic digest of bovine serum albumin (BSA), respectively. The successful applications suggested the potential of the VPBA-silica hybrid monolith in proteome analysis.

Topics: Acetonitriles; Animals; Benzene Derivatives; Boronic Acids; Cattle; Chromatography, Liquid; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Peptide Fragments; Reproducibility of Results; Serum Albumin, Bovine; Silicon Dioxide; Vinyl Compounds

A mixed-mode monolithic stationary phase was prepared for capillary liquid chromatography (cLC) by in situ copolymerization of 4-vinylphenylboronic acid (VPBA) and pentaerythritol triacrylate (PETA) in a binary porogenic solvent consisting of ethylene glycol/cyclohexanol. The monomer of VPBA functioned as ion-exchange sites, hydrophilic ligands, hydrophobic groups and affinity sites, while PETA was introduced as a hydrophilic crosslinker. The resultant monoliths with different column properties (e.g. morphology, permeability and selectivity) were optimized by adjusting the ratio of VPBA to PETA and the composition of porogenic solvent. The results showed that the selectivity of the monoliths increased with increasing content of VPBA in the polymerization mixture. A series of alkylbenzenes, amides, and anilines were used to evaluate the column performance in terms of hydrophobic, hydrophilic and cation-exchange interactions. At an optimized flow rate of 50 μL/min (corresponding to 0.265 mm/s), the monolith exhibited high column efficiencies of 43,000-100,000 plates/m for alkylbenzenes. Good repeatability was obtained with relative standard deviation (RSD) of retention factor (k) less than 0.65% for run-to-run (n=5) and less than 2.49% for column-to-column (n=5). In addition, the poly(VPBA-co-PETA) monolithic column was applied to the separation of phenols, nucleobases, and proteins, respectively. These successful applications demonstrate the purposed monoliths are promising for cLC separation of small molecules and proteins.

Topics: Acetonitriles; Acrylates; Boronic Acids; Chromatography, Liquid; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Phenols; Polymers; Propylene Glycols; Proteins; Purines; Pyrimidines; Vinyl Compounds