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we analyzed the molecular and chromatographic properties of phenyl bonded phases , attached to silica gel via one to twelve methelene groups by calculating the log p values thereof . the calculation of log p value is disclosed in r . f . rekker , “ the hydrophobic fragmental constant ”, elsevier , amsterdam , ( 1997 ) which is hereby incorporated herein by reference . the calculated log p values based on rekker &# 39 ; s fragmental constants for different functional groups are summarized in table 1 . the log p values of bonded phases indicate the retention capacity and the chemical stability . the log p values of chemically unstable phases , such as propyl - phenyl , propyl - amino , propyl - cyano , and butyl - groups are small , and these phases show lesser retention and lower stability . the larger log p values mean higher hydrophobicity , and lead to longer retention and higher stability of the bonded phase . the low retentivity and stability of the conventional phenyl phases are the result of short alkyl chains , e . g . methyl , ethyl , and propyl used in attaching the phenyl group on the surface of the silica gel . because of this low hydrophobicity , the unique selectivity of the phenyl phases cannot be fully realized . the reason for the instability of the short chain bonded phase can be understood from the effect of alkyl chain length on hydrogen bonding capacity of alkanols . up to four methylene units ( butyl groups ) the hydrogen bonding capability of hydroxy groups is affected by the alkyl chain length , but the longer alkyl chain does not further affect the hydrogen bonding capability . as such , the butyl bonded phase is not stable in high ph solutions , but the stability of pentyl bonded phases is equivalent to octyl and octadecyl bonded phases . the analysis of the properties of bonded phases of silica gels from their molecular masses and log p values , as seen in table 1 , indicate that alkyl - phenyl bonded phases having 4 to 10 methylene groups in their alkyl group should theoretically lead to better stability and selectivity than propyl - phenyl , ethyl - phenyl , or methyl - phenyl bonded phase . preferably , alkyl - phenyl bonded phase , having five to ten methylene groups in the alkyl group have high stability and selectivity . most preferably , hexyl - phenyl has the ideal stability and selectivity . we prepared the alkyl - phenyl bonded silica gels and tested its stability and separation power compared to the other alkyl bonded phases . according to the present invention , alkyl - phenyl bonded silica gels can be synthesized using a variety of silylating reagents . the synthesis was carried out by reacting a mono - , di - , or tri - functional alkyl - phenylsilane with the silanol groups of silica gels in a suitable media under high temperature as depicted in fig1 . the functional groups are good leaving group such as halogens , methoxy , ethoxy , etc , and the alkyl - phenylsilane having one to three leaving groups , hereinafter , is referred to as a “ reactive alkyl - phenylsilane ”. the important aspect of the present invention is that the alkyl - phenyl bonded phases of the present invention shows chemical stability over extended ph range of 1 . 5 to 10 . 00 and has unique selectivity for the separation of organic molecules compared to other alkyl bonded phases . the stability and selectivity of alkyl - phenyl bonded phase of the present invention are not limited by the use of various polymer - based chromatographic supports such as silica gel , polystyrene - divinylbenzene copolymer , polyhydroxymethacrylate , cellulose , etc . additionally , various alkyl - phenyl bonded phases can be mixed to provide a mixed phase while maintaining their own selectivities and retaining capacities . in sum , the alkyl - phenyl bonded phases of the present invention have many advantages when applied to perform hplc , in terms of its inertness ( low silanophyllic activity ), extended ph stability and unique selectivity . in a typical experiment , twenty grams of the silica gel were washed with 0 . 1 n hydrochloric acid ( hcl ) on a filter funnel followed by distilled and dionized water till the ph of wash was neutral ( nearly 7 . 0 ). the silica gel was then washed with acetone and dried in an oven at 80 ° c . under vacuum for 10 hours . a dry 500 ml capacity round bottom flask was set up in a fume hood , and 20 grams of hexyl - phenyl methyldichlorosilane as a silylating agent for obtaining hexyl - phenyl bonded phase and 200 ml of dry toluene were added to it . the two were mixed thoroughly and the twenty grams of dried silica gel were added to the reaction mixture while continuously stirring the mixture . the flask was then attached to a condenser with water circulating through it and heated to boiling using a heating mantle . after allowing the reaction to proceed for 18 hours , the flask was cooled and the silica gel which had hexyl - phenyl group on the surfaces was filtered . the hexyl - phenyl bonded silica gel was then washed with 100 ml dichloromethane , 100 ml methanol and 100 ml acetone and dried under vacuum at 80 ° c . a similar reaction and procedure were carried out to prepare propyl - phenyl bonded silica gel . after the bonding step , the unreacted silanol groups on the surface of the silica gel were blocked by an end - capping step as follows : the bonded silica gel was added to a mixture of 40 ml of trimethylchlorosilane and 200 ml of toluene in a round bottom flask and reacted for 18 hours . at the end of the reaction , the silica gel was subjected to the washing / drying procedures as described earlier in the bonding step . the end - capped hexyl - phenyl and propyl - phenyl bonded silica gels were packed into two individual 150 mm l × 4 . 6 mm i . d . columns for the chromatographic evaluation . similar reactions and procedures are carried out to prepare other alkyl - phenyl bonded silica gels which have 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , or 10 methylene groups in their alkyl groups , to end - cap unreacted silanols on their surfaces , and to provide columns inside of which is packed with the alkyl - phenyl bonded silica gels . all the organic solvents used in the reaction were obtained from j . t . baker ( phillipsburg , n . j . usa ). the organosilane reagents were from silar laboratories ( wilmington , n . c . usa ). the silica gel used was obtained from phenomenex , inc . ( torrance , calif . usa ) and had the following specifications : 5 μm dp , with 100 å average pore diameter and 400 m 2 / g surface area . the inertness and the chemical stability of the synthesized hexyl - phenyl bonded silica gel were studied by looking at the retention factors and peak shapes of pyridine , benzoic acid , 8 - hydroxyquinoline , and naphthalene disclosed in t . hanai , encyclopedia of analytical science ( 1995 ), academic press , london , p . 2558 - 1567 which is hereby incorporated herein by reference . the retention factor , in terms of measured parameters , is “ k =( t r − t o )/ t o ”: where t r is retention time of the measured peak ; and to is retention time of non - retained component . the plots 20 and 25 in fig2 a and 2b show chemical stability of hexyl - phenyl bonded phase in acidic and basic solutions . the lines 21 and 26 indicate retention time ( t r ) for toluene , and the lines 22 and 27 represent retention factors ( k ) for toluene in acidic and basic solutions respectively . the lines 23 and 28 indicate peak asymmetry for toluene , and the lines 24 and 29 for pyridine . asymmetry is a factor describing the shapes of chromatographic peaks , and the factor is the ratio of the distance between the peak apex and the back side of the chromatographic curve and the front side of the curve at 10 % peak height . as shown in fig2 a and 2b , the retention time and retention factor for toluene was almost constant in continuous operation of more than 2 , 500 hours ( more than 60 , 000 column volumes ) both in 10 mm sodium phosphate buffer ( ph 10 ) and 0 . 1 % trifluoro acetic ( ph 1 . 5 ) solutions . in addition , the peak shapes of toluene and pyridine were almost symmetric . the surface was also inert for trace metal sensitive test using 8 - hydroxyquinoline , thereby showing a low level of metal contamination . the retention capacities of alkyl - phenyl bonded silica gels were compared from the retention factors for alkylbenzenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( pah ). the log k values of benzene , 16 pahs , and 10 alkylbenzenes for different bonded phases are listed in table 2 . the log k values of alkylbenzenes were measured by reversed - phase liquid chromatography in aqueous 80 % acetonitrile at 40 ° c . the log k values were used for the analysis of hydrophobicity of bonded phases using van der waals volumes of analytes as the standard . the relations between log k values and van der waals volumes of alkylbenzenes in different bonded phases are shown in fig3 . the relations indicate that the retention capacities related to hydrophobicity of hexyl - phenyl and propyl - phenyl bonded phases ( respectively c6ph and c3ph ) were less than that of the pentyl bonded phase ( c5 ). the relation between their slope and alkyl chain length was : alkyl chain length = 4 . 321 ×( slope ) − 22 . 729 , r 2 = 0 . 997 ( n = 3 ). the retention capacity of synthesized hexyl - phenyl bonded phase ( c6ph ) for alkylbenzenes in 70 % aqueous acetonitrile was equivalent to that of pentyl bonded phase ( c5 ) as shown in fig4 a ; however , that for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( pah ) on c6ph was equivalent to that of octyl bonded phase ( c8 ) as shown in fig5 . as shown in fig4 b , pentyl bonded phase ( c5 ) is slightly more retentivity than hexyl - phenyl bonded phased ( c6ph ) in 80 % aqueous acetonitrile . advantageously , the difference in retentivity seen with different solvents can be used to effect better separation simply by changing solvents . when the retention time of alkylbenzenes was used as the standard , the ratios of the slopes for the plot of log k values and van der waals volumes indicated the difference of retention capacity of these bonded phases ( calculated from fig5 ). the retention capacity for alkylbenzenes was 1 . 27 ( 6 . 52 / 5 . 117 ) times greater than that for pah on c6ph phase . the retention capacity for alkylbenzenes was 1 . 73 ( 7 . 840 / 4 . 531 ) times greater than that for pah on c8 phase . this means that pahs were retained 1 . 36 ( 1 . 73 / 1 . 27 ) times on c6ph phase than on c8 phase . the selectivities of the alkyl - phenyl and alkyl bonded phases were examined for the separation of antibacterial drugs . the mixtures of carbodox , thiamphenicol , furazolidine , oxolinic acid , sulfadimethoxine , sulfaquinoxiline , nalidixic acid and piromidic acid were chromatographed using potassiumdihydrogen phosphate and acetonitrile mixtures . the total elution time was about 20 minutes in c3ph , c6ph , c8 , and c18 bonded phases as shown in fig6 . the perfect resolution between sulfadimethoxine and sulfaquinoxiline was achieved only on c6ph phase , and the separation of these two compounds was not possible on c8 and c18 phases . in conclusion , such selective retention capability of phenyl bonded phases can expand the separation power in reversed - phase liquid chromatography . an eluent for c8 - bonded phase can be easily applied to c6ph phase for the further separation . such two - dimensional chromatograms can speed up the analysis of complex mixtures . above results also indicate that hexadecyl - phenyl bonded phase will be a compatible phase to c12 bonded phase for improving separation power in reversed - phase liquid chromatography . the computer used for the molecular calculations were macintosh 8100 / 100 running the cache ™ program including projectleader ™ from sony - tektronix ( tokyo ). rlog p values were calculated by a method based on that proposed by rekker . the van der waals volumes were calculated by mopac - blog p program provided by sony - tektronix . the molecules were first optimized by molecular mechanics calculation , and optimized again by mopac , then their van der waals volumes and log p values were obtained with the blog p program disclosed in cache manual , sony - tektronix , ( 1995 ) which is hereby incorporated herein by reference . properties for the calculation were selected according to the manual from cache scientific . the liquid chromatograph was a model hp1090 from hewlett - packard ( palo alto , calif . usa ), and the chemically - bonded silica gel columns , — c18 , — c8 and — c5 , — c6ph , — c3ph , 15 cm × 4 . 6 mm i . d ., were from phenomenex inc . ( torrance , calif . usa ). chemicals used were from aldrich and chemservice . hplc grade acetonitrile and water were from fisher scientific ( tustin , calif . usa ).

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