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Direct Separation of Pregabalin Enantiomers Using a Zwitterionic Chiral Selector by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry and Ultraviolet Detection
The chromatographic resolution of pregabalin enantiomers has been often achieved by derivatization of the molecule, in order to reach enough sensitivity at low concentrations of the minor enantiomer present in the active principle. In the present article, the development and optimization of two liquid chromatographic methods are presented for the direct resolution of pregabalin enantiomers on a chiral stationary phase (CSP) containing a zwitterionic selector derived from cinchona alkaloid and sulfonic acid (CHIRALPAK ZWIX). The key parameters for the separation as well as the compatibility of chromatographic conditions with different detection modes (ultraviolet and mass spectrometry) were investigated. The resulting methods were found to be selective, of high performance and low limits of detection (2 µg/mL by UV and 1 ng/mL by MS, respectively) and quantification (6 µg/mL by UV and 5 ng/mL by MS, respectively) for the minor enantiomer which is considered as a chiral impurity
Syntheses and Determination of Absolute Configurations and Biological Activities of the Enantiomers of the Longtailed Mealybug Pheromone
Preparation
and assignment of absolute configurations to both enantiomers
of the sex pheromone of the longtailed mealybug, an irregular monoterpenoid
with extraordinary biological activity, has been completed. Comparison
of the biological activities of both enantiomers and the racemate
in field trials showed that the (<i>S</i>)-(+)-enantiomer
was highly attractive to male mealybugs, strongly suggesting that
female longtailed mealybugs produce this enantiomer. The (<i>R</i>)-(−)-enantiomer was benign, being neither attractive
nor inhibitory