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Comparative study between the polysaccharide-based chiralcel OJ and chiralcel OD CSPSs in chromatographic enantioseparation of imidazole analogues of fluoxetine and miconazole.

Cirilli R, Ferretti R, Gallinella B, La Torre F, La Regina G, Silvestri R

Dipartimento del Farmaco, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299,1-00161 Roma, Italy.

The enantiomeric separation of a series of imidazole analogues of Fluoxetine and Miconazole endowed with potent antifungal activity was performed using cellulose tris(4-methylbenzoate) (Chiralcel OJ) and cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (Chiralcel OD) as chiral stationary phases. Binary mixtures of n-hexane and alcohol as well as pure alcohols (ethanol or 2-propanol) were used as eluents. The enantiomer elution order was monitored by chiroptical detectors based on on-line optical rotation and circular dichroism measurements. For some of the compounds studied very high enantioseparation factor values (alpha > 7) on Chiralcel OJ CSP were observed. In order to study the chiroptical characteristics of the two most biologically active compounds, chromatographic resolutions were carried out on a semipreparative scale. Assignment of the absolute configuration was empirically established by comparing the CD spectra of the separated enantiomers with those obtained from the enantiomers of Miconazole.

Published 25 May 2005 in J Sep Sci, 28(7): 627-34.
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