Molecular Shape Recognition through Self-Assembled Molecular Ordering: Evaluation with Determining Architecture and Dynamics

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• 作者：Abul K. Mallik ; Hongdeng Qiu ; Tsuyoshi Sawada ; Makoto Takafuji ; Hirotaka Ihara
• 刊名：Analytical Chemistry
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：August 7, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：84
• 期：15
• 页码：6577-6585
• 全文大小：433K
• 年卷期：v.84,no.15(August 7, 2012)
• ISSN：1520-6882

文摘

The relationship between molecular gel-forming compound-based double-alkylated l-glutamide-derived functional group-integrated organic phase (Sil-FIP) structure and chromatographic performance is investigated and compared with widely used alkyl phases (C₃₀, polymeric and monomeric C₁₈) as references. The functional group-integrated molecular gel on silica is chemically designed newly in a way that the weak interaction sites are integrated with high orientation and high selectivity can be realized by multiple interactions with the solutes. Its functions can be emphasized by being immobilizable with a terminal carboxyl group and the fact that five amide bonds including 尾-alanine subunit are integrated per molecule. Furthermore, its self-assembling function can be detected by monitoring of the chiroptical property. Temperature-dependent circular dichroism (CD) intensity was determined as an indicator of chirality for the gel forming compounds. ¹³C cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) NMR spectra of the Sil-FIP phase indicate that predominance of gauche conformations exists at higher temperature (above 30 掳C). ²⁹Si CP/MAS NMR were carried out to investigate the degree of cross-linking of the silane and silane functionality of the modified silica. Temperature-dependent ¹³C CP/MAS NMR and suspended-state ¹H NMR measurements of the Sil-FIP phase exhibit the dynamic behavior of the alkyl chains. To correlate the NMR and CD results with temperature-dependent chromatographic studies, standard reference materials (SRM 869b and SRM 1647e), column selectivity test mixture for liquid chromatography was employed. Additional shape selectivity text mixtures were also used to clarify the mechanism of shape selectivity performance of Sil-FIP compared with commercially available columns. The evaluation with the spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses presents very important information on the surface morphology of the new organic phase and the molecular recognition process. Integrated and ordered functional groups were investigated to be the main driving force for very high molecular shape selectivity of the Sil-FIP phase.