Bifunctional crown ether-based cation-exchange stationary phase for liquid chromatography
First Claim
1. A method for separating a first cation from a second cation in a mixture of cations comprising at least said first and second cations and wherein said first and second cations are different, said method comprising contacting a cation-exchange chromatography column with said mixture of cations, said chromatography column comprising a bifunctional cation-exchange composition which comprises:
- (a) synthetic resin support particles;
(b) crown ether functional groups irreversibly attached to said synthetic resin support particles, wherein said crown ether functional groups are capable of forming complexes with said first cation, thereby delaying the elution of said first cation from said chromatography column relative to said second cation, and(c) non-crown ether cation-exchange functional groups attached to said synthetic resin support particles, wherein said non-crown ether cation-exchange functional groups are capable of interacting with cations present in said mixture of cations,whereby said first cation complexes with said crown ether functional groups and thereby elutes off said column later than said second cation.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an improved bifunctional cation-exchange composition has been formed which comprises synthetic resin support particles and both crown ether and non-crown ether functional groups attached thereto. The compositions of the present invention provide for novel, enhanced cation separation capabilities and, depending upon the type of functional groups employed, permit effective separation of cations which elute at approximately the same time off standard and commonly used cation-exchange columns. The presently described bifunctional cation-exchange compositions also permit the effective separation of one cation from a mixture comprising another cation that is present at a significantly greater concentration. Formed articles and methods employing the bifunctional cation-exchange composition are also provided.
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1. A method for separating a first cation from a second cation in a mixture of cations comprising at least said first and second cations and wherein said first and second cations are different, said method comprising contacting a cation-exchange chromatography column with said mixture of cations, said chromatography column comprising a bifunctional cation-exchange composition which comprises:
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(a) synthetic resin support particles; (b) crown ether functional groups irreversibly attached to said synthetic resin support particles, wherein said crown ether functional groups are capable of forming complexes with said first cation, thereby delaying the elution of said first cation from said chromatography column relative to said second cation, and (c) non-crown ether cation-exchange functional groups attached to said synthetic resin support particles, wherein said non-crown ether cation-exchange functional groups are capable of interacting with cations present in said mixture of cations, whereby said first cation complexes with said crown ether functional groups and thereby elutes off said column later than said second cation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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