Stationary Phase Based on β-Cyclodextrin and Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) for HILIC and RPLC.

A new stationary phase based on β-cyclodextrin and Poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) was prepared. The mass % of the polymer/100 g stationary phase was 23 %. Through investigating the effects of the acetonitrile (ACN) content of the mobile phase, the pH and the column temperature on the retention factor of polar and hydrophilic compounds in the ACN-rich mobile phase, it was found that the new stationary phase had the typical retention behavior of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC). Moreover, the retention of solutes in the mobile phase exhibited 'U-shaped' curves, which was an indication of HILIC/reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) mixed-mode retention behavior. In addition, the separation of some hydrophilic and different polar compounds was achieved by using the new material in HILIC and RPLC modes, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]