CHIRALITY 28:186–191 (2016)
Special Issue Article
Synthesis and Application of C2 and C3 Symmetric (R)-Phenylglycinol-
Derived Chiral Stationary Phases
2
JEONGJAE YU,1 DONG HYUN RYOO,1 JUNG MI LEE,1 AND JAE JEONG RYOO
*
1Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
2Department of Chemistry Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
ABSTRACT
A C3 symmetric (R)-phenylglycinol N-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid-derived
chiral stationary phase (CSP) and three C2 symmetric (R)-phenylglycinol CSPs were newly syn-
thesized using o-, m-, and p-phthaloyl dichlorides.
These CSPs were used to compare the resolution of 25 chiral samples using a previously re-
ported 3,5-dinitrobenzoyl (R)-phenylglycinol-derived CSP. Even though all CSPs have the same
chiral moiety, the C3 symmetric CSP showed the best resolution. Chirality 28:186–191, 2016.
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KEY WORDS: 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid; C2 symmetry; C3 symmetry; (R)-phenylglycinol
CSP; chiral HPLC
Various types of high-performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC) chiral stationary phases (CSPs) such as brush/Pirkle-
type stationary phases,1 crown ethers,2 ligand exchange,3 pro-
teins,4 polysaccharides,5 cyclodextrin,6 and cyclofructan7 have
been developed.8,9 Many amino acid-based CSPs have been
reported as chiral selectors; for example, (S)-leucine and
(R)-phenylglycine-derived brush/Pirkle-type CSP,10 (S)-proline-
and (S)-lysine-derived ligand-exchange CSPs,11 and a protein
CSP.12 Various aminoalcohol-derived CSPs have also been
synthesized using (R)-phenylglycinol, (S)-alaninol, (S)-leucinol,
and (S)-tert-leucinol. These aminoalcohol-derived CSPs have
some merits compared with amino acid-derived CSPs in short
and simple synthetic processes. Among the various amino-alco-
hol-derived CSPs, (R)-phenylglycinol- and (S)-leucinol-derived
CSPs showed better results in the resolution of many chiral
samples.13–16 A CSP derived from a synthetic amino alcohol,
(S)-1-anilino-3-propyl-2-propanol, has also been reported.17
Some compounds with both chirality and a symmetric
element have been used as chiral catalysts in the Diels-Alder
reaction,18,19 ethylation of benzaldehyde,20 and addition reac-
tion of β-ketoester.21 Mechanistic studies of the asymmetric
synthesis process of some of these compounds have been
reported.22,23 Many studies have investigated the simulta-
neous application of cyclodextrins as a chiral selector and a
chiral catalyst.24,25 Many chiral symmetric compounds have
also been used as chiral catalysts18–23; it is assumed that
these compounds can also be used as powerful chiral selector
candidates.
C3 symmetric CSP in 1995.31 Tichy et al. reported a C2
symmetric CSP for the resolution of chiral amino alcohol de-
rivatives in 1994.32 In this study, a new (R)-phenylglycinol
N-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid-derived CSP (CSP 2) with
C3 symmetry was synthesized and used for the resolution
of various chiral samples. In addition, three C2 symmetric
CSPs were prepared by using both (R)-phenylglycinol and
o-, m-, and p-phthaloyl dichlorides. The previously reported
CSP 1 was also prepared for comparison with newly pre-
pared CSPs (CSP 2–5) using the same chiral samples under
the same separation conditions. Twenty-five chiral samples
(five π-basic, six π-acidic, and 14 antibiotic oxazolidinones)
were used in this study.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
General Methods
1H-NMR spectra were measured with a Bruker (Billerica, MA)
AVANCE digital 400 spectrometer (400 MHz). Elemental analysis
data were obtained using
a ThermoFisher (Waltham, MA) Flash
2000 Elemental analyzer. All reagents used in this study were pur-
chased from Tokyo Chemical Industry (Tokyo, Japan). The spherical
silica gel (5 μm) was purchased from Fuji Silysia Chemical (Tokyo,
Japan).
Preparation of CSP 2
N1,N3,N5-Tris(2-hydroxy-1-phenylethyl)benzene-1,3,5-
tricarboxamide (2a). Thionyl chloride (7.00 mmol) and 3 drops of
dimethylformamide (DMF) were gradually added to a stirred solution
of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (2.26 mmol) in 40 mL of tetrahydrofu-
ran (THF), and the mixture was refluxed for 18 h. After reaction, the
solvent and excess thionyl chloride in the reaction mixture were re-
moved by a rotary evaporator.33 The resulting product was gradually
1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid has been used as an impor-
tant cross-linker for fabricating metal-organic frameworks
(MOFs).26,27 Recently, we reported the preparation of some
chiral MOFs by using 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid as a
cross-linker and used them in chiral recognition tests.28–30
(R)-Phenylglycinol N-3,5-dinitrobenzoyl amide-derived CSP
(CSP 1) has been used in the resolution of various chiral
analytes with moderate efficiency.14,15 There are only two re-
ports related to symmetric CSPs. Gasparrini et al. reported
the chiral separation of several amino acid derivatives on a
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*Correspondence to: Jae Jeong Ryoo, Department of Chemistry Education,
Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea. E-mail: jjryoo@knu.
ac.kr
Received for publication 21 October 2015; Accepted 3 December 2015
DOI: 10.1002/chir.22572
Published online 20 January 2016 in Wiley Online Library
(wileyonlinelibrary.com).