Chiral analysis by online coupling of reversed-phase liquid chromatography to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry

Enantiomeric composition of selected chiral compounds present in complex mixtures is determined by using the online coupling of reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) to gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry. Integration of sample preparation into GC analysis, in a completely automated way, is achieved by means of the effective clean-up resulting from both the LC fractionation step and the eluent elimination provided by the through oven transfer adsorption desorption system used for LC-GC interfacing. The possibilities of the technique are illustrated through some examples concerning the stereodifferentiation in essential oils of major and minor chiral compounds via LC-GC transfer of different volume fractions, ranging from 0.5 to 1.9 ml, which show the significance of the window size for the determination of enantiomeric profiles. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Barba, Carmen, Martínez, Rosa M., Calvo, Marta, Santa-María, Guillermo, Herraiz Carasa, Marta
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	John Wiley & Sons 2012
Subjects:	Enantiomeric resolution, Chirality, Multidimensional chromatography, Online coupled RPLC–GC–MS; TOTAD interface,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/58109
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