Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1208298 Journal of Chromatography A 2008 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

A method has been developed for the analysis of a broad spectrum of pharmaceuticals using packed column supercritical fluid chromatography (pSFC) on a cyanopropyl silicagel stationary phase. Five 25 cm × 4.6 mm I.D., 5.0 μm columns were coupled to generate ca. 100 000 plates. The selectivity was tuned by varying the nature and concentration of various modifiers and additives in the carbon dioxide mobile phase. It was noted that pressure influences both efficiency and selectivity of the chromatographic process. Final method conditions are: outlet pressure 100 bar, flow 2.0 mL/min, temperature 40 °C, organic modifier program from 5% (1 min) to 40% at 2.0%/min, organic modifier composition methanol:acetonitrile in a ratio of 3:1 (variable according to sample composition) with peak symmetry additives trifluoroacetic acid and diisopropylamine both at levels of 0.5%.

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