Jindřich

Determination of sensoric parameters of porous silicon in sensing of organic vapors

Photoluminescence (PL) properties of as-prepared and surface derivatized porous silicon (PS) in the presence of organic compounds in gas phase were studied. Surface derivatization, aimed at increasing stability of porous silicon properties, was performed by Lewis acid mediated hydrosilylation with methyl 10-undecenoate. We have systematically measured changes in photoluminescence intensity for a set of alcohols from C 1 to C 6 . From the variation of the photoluminescence quenching response as a function of alcohol concentration, we determine the sensitivities and detection limits of our porous silicon sensors and these correlate with physical and chemical properties of studied species. For methyl 10-undecenoate derivatized PS samples, we have observed a remarkable enhancement of the selectivity for C 4 -C 6 alcohols as compared with C 1 -C 3 alcohols.

Impact of substituent position in monosubstituted α-cyclodextrins on enantioselectivity in capillary electrophoresis

In this study, our three recently synthesized regiospecifically monosubstituted carboxymethyl-α-cyclodextrins (CMACDs) were successfully applied for the enantiomeric separation of several biologically important low-molecular weight compounds by capillary electrophoresis. The enantioselectivity of the individual monosubstituted CMACDs added into the background electrolyte (BGE) was studied and compared with the mixture of three monosubstituted CMACDs and with native α-cyclodextrin at pH of the BGE ranging from 2.5 to 11. Our experiments revealed a significant influence of the position of the carboxymethyl group on the α-cyclodextrin skeleton on the enantioselectivity for all the studied analytes. Interestingly, the least common 3(I)-O regioisomer was revealed as the most effective chiral selector.

The study of enantioselectivity of all regioisomers of mono‐carboxymethyl‐β‐cyclodextrin used as chiral selectors in CE

This work documents the influence of the position of single carboxymethyl group on the β-cyclodextrin skeleton on the enantioselectivity. These synthesized monosubstituted carboxymethyl cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives, native β-cyclodextrin, and commercially available carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin with degree of substitution approximately 3 were used as additives into the BGE consisting of phosphate buffer at 20 mmol/L concentration, pH 2.5, and several biologically significant low-molecular-mass chiral compounds were enantioseparated by CE. The results indicate that different substituent location on β-cyclodextrin skeleton has a significant influence on the enantioseparation of the investigated enantiomers. The enantioselectivity of 2(I)-O-regioisomer was better than with native β-cyclodextrin. Comparable results to native β-cyclodextrin were obtained for 6(I)-O- regioisomer and the enantioselectivity of 3(I)-O-regioisomer was even worse than with native β-cyclodextrin. Commercially available derivative of CD provides better resolutions than the monosubstituted carboxymethyl CD derivatives for most of the investigated analytes.

Cross-metathesis of allylcarboranes with O-allylcyclodextrins

Summary Cross-metathesis between allylcarboranes and O-allylcyclodextrins was catalyzed by Hoveyda–Grubbs 2nd generation catalyst in toluene. The corresponding carboranyl-cyclodextrin conjugates were isolated in 15–25% yields.

Complete sets of monosubstituted cyclomaltohexaoses (α-cyclodextrins) as precursors for further synthesis.

Alkylation of cyclomaltohexaose (α-cyclodextrin, α-CD) with allyl or cinnamyl bromide, followed by peracetylation of remaining hydroxyl groups and separation of isomers, resulted in the set of peracetylated 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O- and 6(I)-O-alkylated α-CDs in up to 27% yields. Ozonolysis or oxidative cleavage of peracetylated allyl or cinnamyl derivatives resulted in a complete set of peracetylated 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O- and 6(I)-O-formylmethyl or carboxymethyl derivatives that are useful precursors for preparation of regioselectively monosubstituted derivatives of α-CD. Moreover, a quick method to recognize single 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O- and 6(I)-O-monosubstituted peracetylated CDs from one another using only their (1)H NMR spectra has been proposed.

Complete Sets of Monosubstituted γ-Cyclodextrins as Precursors for Further Synthesis

Regioselective alkylation of γ-cyclodextrin with allyl or propargyl bromide, using optimized reaction conditions, followed by peracetylation of the remaining hydroxyl groups and separation of isomers resulted in the set of peracetylated 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O- and 6(I)-O-alkylated cyclodextrins in up to 19% yields. Ozonolysis or oxidative cleavage of peracetylated allyl derivatives resulted in a complete set of peracetylated 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O-, and 6(I)-O-formylmethyl or -carboxymethyl derivatives. All of these derivatives are useful precursors for further preparation of regioselectively monosubstituted derivatives of γ-cyclodextrin.

Comparison of Association Constants of Cyclodextrins and Their tert-Butyl Derivatives With Halogenbenzoic Acids and Acridine Derivatives

Association constants of complexes of a new class of cyclodextrin alkyl derivatives - randomly susbstituted tert-butyl derivatives (TB-CDs) with complete set of mono-halobenzoic acids and acridine derivatives were measured using capillary electrophoresis and compared with association constants of natural cyclodextrins. In most cases the association constants of natural cyclodextrin and its corresponding tert-butyl derivative were comparable. Strong dependence of association constants on actual cyclodextrin concentration was observed for complexes of tert-butyl-α-cyclodextrin with acridine derivatives. Significant increase of the association constant occurred below the critical micelle concentration of the cyclodextrin derivative, while an increase above this value was less significant.

The influence of the substituent position in monocarboxymethyl‐γ‐cyclodextrins on enantioselectivity in capillary electrophoresis

Three newly synthesized chiral selectors, namely, 2(I)-O-, 3(I)-O-, and 6(I)-O-carboxymethyl-γ-cyclodextrin, native γ-cyclodextrin, and commercially available carboxymethylated γ-cyclodextrin with degree of substitution of 3-6 were used as additives in a background electrolyte composed of phosphate buffer at 20 mmol/L concentration and pH 2.5. This system was used for the analysis of several biologically significant low-molecular-mass chiral compounds by capillary electrophoresis. The results confirmed that the position of carboxymethyl group influences the enantioseparation efficiency of all the studied analytes. The 2(I)-O- and 3(I)-O- regioisomers provide a significantly better resolution than native γ-cyclodextrin, while the 6(I)-O-regioisomer gives only a slightly better enantioseparation than native γ-cyclodextrin. The application of γ-cyclodextrin possessing higher number of carboxymethyl groups led to the best resolution for the majority of the compounds analyzed.

A complete series of 6-deoxy-monosubstituted tetraalkylammonium derivatives of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin with 1, 2, and 3 permanent positive charges

Summary An efficient synthetic route toward the preparation of a complete series of monosubstituted tetraalkylammonium cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives is presented. Monotosylation of native CDs (α-, β-, γ-) at position 6 gave the starting material. Reaction of monotosylate (mono-Ts-CD) with 45% aqueous trimethylamine gave CDs substituted with one cationic functional group in a single step. Derivatives equipped with a substituent containing two cationic sites separated by an ethylene or a propylene linker were prepared by reacting mono-Ts-CD with neat N,N,N’-trimethylethane-1,2-diamine or N,N,N’-trimethylpropane-1,3-diamine and subsequent methylation by CH3I in good yields. Finally, analogues bearing a moiety with three tetraalkylammonium sites were synthesized by reacting mono-Ts-CD with bis(3-aminopropyl)amine and subsequent methylation. The majority of the presented reactions are very straightforward with a simple work-up, which avoids the need of chromatographic separation. Thus, these reactions are suitable for the multigram-scale production of monosubstituted cationic CDs.

Chromatographic Characterization of a New Cationic β-CD Based Stationary Phase Prepared by Dynamic Coating

Cyclodextrin-based stationary phases are frequently used for separation of various isomers. The main reason for applying new cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives for HPLC stationary phases is the improvement of separation efficiency. This paper introduces a new stationary phase prepared by dynamic coating of ion-exchanger with a newly synthesized cationic derivative of β-cyclodextrin. This mono-substituted derivative of β-cyclodextrin contains two tetraalkylammonium groups in its side chain. Diverse sets of analytes were tested to reveal the separation potential of the derivatized stationary phase. This dynamically coated stationary phase exhibited mostly better selectivity and resolution than a commercial chemically bonded β-cyclodextrin stationary phase. Mixtures of analytes were baseline resolved in shorter analysis time. Furthermore, interactions participating in the retention mechanism were identified using a linear free energy relationship approach and ionic interaction study. Lower hydrophobicity and higher ability to interact as hydrogen bond donor affect retention on the coated stationary phase. Even though the ionic interaction study confirmed that the surface of the ion-exchanger was modified by dynamic coating, the ionic interactions still contributed to the retention mechanism on the coated stationary phase.