Preparation of two new liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phases based on diastereomeric chiral crown ethers incorporating two different chiral units and their applications

Two new liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phases based on diastereomeric chiral crown ethers incorporating two different chiral units such as optically active 3,3′-diphenyl-1,1′-binaphthyl and tartaric acid unit were prepared. Between the two CSPs, one was much superior to the other especially in the resolution of tocainide and its analogues (for example, in the resolution of tocainide the separation factor, α, was 4.26 vs. 1.00 on the two CSPs). From these results, the two chiral units composing the two diastereomeric chiral crown ether moieties of the stationary phases were expected to show “matched” or “mismatched” effect on the chiral recognition according to their stereochemistry. The different chiral recognition abilities of the two CSPs were rationalized by the different three-dimensional structures of the two diastereomeric chiral crown ethers.