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Published in final edited form as: J Chromatogr A. 2012 Nov 19;1271(1):71–85. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.11.024

Table 1.

Samples and experimental conditions for separations by pH-zone-refining CCC, as reported since 1994.

Samplea (mass) Solvent systemsb (volume ratio) Key reagentc
Referencesd vol. (year) page
Retainer in SP Eluter in MP
Amino acids and peptides
DNP-amino acids (0.3 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (0.04%/UP) NH3 (0.1%/LP) JACS 116 (1994) 704
DNP-amino acids (0.7 g MTBE–H2O NH3 (22 mM/LP) TFA (5–20 mM/UP) JCA 672 (1994) 101
DNP-amino acids (1 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (200 µl/SS) NH3 (0.1%/LP) Mono 1/Ch. 14 (1995) 154
Amino acid-OBzl (0.7 g) MTBE–H2O TEA (2.5–40 mM/UP) HCl (5–40 mM/LP) JCA 678 (1994) 233
Proline-OBzl (1 g) MTBE–H2O TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (10 mM/LP) Mono 1/Ch. 14 (1995) 154
N-CBZ-dipeptides (0.8 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TFA (16 mM/UP) NH3 (5.5 mM/LP) JCA 702 (1995) 197
N-CBZ-tripeptides (0.5 g) MTBE–AcN–1-BuOH–H2O (2:2:1:5) TFA (16 mM/UP) NH3 (2.7 mM/LP) JCA 702 (1995) 197
Dipeptide-β NA (0.3 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TEA (5 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCA 702 (1995) 197
Dipeptide (2 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA
(20 mM/UP)+DEHPA
(30–40%/UP)
HCl (20 mM/LP) JCA 771 (1997) 81
Bacitracin (5 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (40 mM/UP) HCl (20 mM/LP) JCA 771 (1997) 81
Bovine insulin (0.2 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (0.04%/UP) NH3 (0.1%/LP) Mono 1/Ch. 14 (1995) 154
Alkaloids
Crinine, powelline and MTBE–H2O TEA (5 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCA 685 (1994) 259
crinamidine (3 g) MTBE–H2O HCl (10 mM/LP) TEA (10 mM/UP) JCA 685 (1994) 259
Matrin and sophocarpine (2 g) MTBE–H2O TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5–10 mM/LP) JCA 822 (1998) 316
Lappaconitine (10.5 g) MTBE–THF–H2O (2:2:3) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (10 mM/LP) JCA 923 (2001) 281
Vincine and vincamine (0.3 g) MTBE–H2O TEA (5 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCA 753 (1996) 1
Catecholamines (3 g) MTBE–H2O NH4OAc
(200 mM/UP)+DEHPA
(20%/UP)
HCl (50 mM/LP) JCA 724 (1996) 348
Solamargine and solasonine (1 g) EtOAc–BuOH–H2O (1:4:5) TEA (5 mM/UP) TFA (10 mM/LP) J. Sep. Sci. 32 (2009) 3216
Liensinine, isoliensinine and neferine (2.5 g) MTBE–H2O TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) J. Sep. Sci .33 (2010) 539
Fangchionoline and tetrandrine (3.5 g) PE–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (5:5:1:9) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) Chromatographia 69 (2009) 959
Sinoacutine (2 g) Hex–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (3:7:1:9) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCB ATBLS 879 (2011) 945
N-demethylarmepavine, nucifereine and roemerine (500 mg) Hex–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (1:6:1:6) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) Molecules 16 (2011) 2551
Alstonine, akuammigine, akuammine, picraline, akuammicine and picratidine (500 mg) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TEA (pH 10.7/UP) HCl (pH 1.7/LP) JLCRT 28 (2005) 775
Caffeine and theophyline (3 g) MtBE–H2O TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (10 mM/LP) JLCRT 27 (2004) 365
Berberine, β-hydrodtine canadaline, canaline and isocorypalmine (1.6–2 g) CHCl3/H2O HCl (2–25 mM/UP) TFA (0.05–0.3%/LP) JJLCRT 24 (2001) 2445
Protopine, corydine, isocorydine and graucine (1 g) PE–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (3:7:1:9) TEA (20 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JBC 879 (2011) 3767
N-nornuciferine, nuciferine and roemerine (4 g) PE–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (5:5:2:8) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCB 878 (2010) 1647
Sicordine, cordine, tetrahydropalmatine, N-methylasimilobine and anonine (1.4 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCB 878 (2010) 1881
Sinoacutine (2 g) Hex–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (3:7:1:9) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCB 879 (2010) 945
Gelsemine, koumine, gelsevirine (1.5 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (3:1.5:4) TEA (20 mM/UP) HCl (5 mM/LP) JCA 1218 (2011) 3695
Protopine, tetrahydropalmatine and bicucultine (3.1 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TEA (5–10 mM/UP) HCl (5–10 mM/LP) JCA 1115 (2006) 267
Catharantine, vindorine, vindorinine and vincrystaline (7 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TEA (10 mM/UP) HCl (10 mM/LP) JA 849 (1999) 421
Dyes
D&C Orange No. 5 (5 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (0.2 ml/SS) NH3 (LP/pH 9) JACS 116 (1994) 704
FD&C Red No. 3 (3 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (0.4 ml/500 ml UP) NH3 (LP/pH 7.5) JCA 658 (1994) 505
D&C Red No. 28 (3 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (0.6 ml/500 ml UP NH3 (LP/pH 8.1) JCA 678 (1994) 77
D&C Red No. 28 (6 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (1.2 ml/SS) NH3 (LP/pH 9.2) JCA 678 (1994) 77
D&C Red No. 22 (5 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (0.8 ml/500 ml UP) (0.01%/LP) Mono 2/Ch. 12 (1996) 337
TCF (1 g) DEE–AcN–10 mM NH4OAc (4:1:5) TFA (0.25 ml/SS) NH3 (LP/pH 9.3) Mono 1/Ch. 16 (1995) 203
TCF (5 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (0.2 ml/500 ml UP) NH3 (LP/pH 10.7) Mono 1/Ch. 16 (1995) 203
Brominated TCF (5 g) DEE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (24.7 mM/UP) NaOH (65 mM/LP) JCA 732 (1996) 283
Rose bengal (1.5 g) DEE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (5 mM/UP) NH3 (19.8 mM/LP) Mono 2/Ch. 12 (1996) 337
Yellow No. 203 (5 g) isoAmOH–MTBE–AcN–H2O (3:5:1:7) DA (20%/UP) + H2SO4
(40 mM/SS)
NH3 (163 mM/LP) EncSS 6 (2000) 2588
D&C Yellow No. 10 (1.6 g) isoAmOH–MTBE–AcN–H2O (3:1:1:5) DA
(275 mM/UP) + H2SO4
(38 mM/UP)
NH3 (80 mM/LP) JCA 923 (2001) 87
Red No. 106 (0.3 g) 1-BuOH–H2O H2SO4 (40 mM/UP) NH3 (30 mM/LP) JCA 946 (2002) 157
FD&C Yellow No. 6 (2 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) H2SO4 (0.2%/UP) + TDA
(5%/UP)
NH3 (0.4%/LP) JCA 753 (1996) 1
Quinoline Yellow (1 g) isoAmOH–MTBE–AcN–H2O (3:5:1:7) H2SO4
(18 mmol/SS) + DA (20%
in UP)
NH3 (113 mM/LP) JCA 1216 (2009) 4161
Quinoline Yellow (5 g) isoAmOH–MTBE–AcN–H2O (3:5:1:7) H2SO4
(40 mmol/SS) + DA
(20%/UP)
NH3 (163 mM/LP) JCA 1216 (2009) 4161
D&C Green No. 8 (20 g) 1-BuOH–H2O H2SO4 (0.5%) + DA
(20%/UP)
NaOH (0.1 M/LP) JCA 1218 (2011) 8249
Tetrachlorofluorecein (5 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (5.4 mM/UP) NH3 (15.5 mM/LP) JLCRT 21 (1998) 183
Isomers
MMCCA (0.4 g) Hex–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (1:1:1:1) TFA
(1.3 mM/UP) + octanoic
acid (3.4 mM/UP)
NH3 (3.4 mM/LP) JCA 685 (1994) 253
NCMBA (10 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (12 mM/UP) NH3 (100 mM/LP) JLCRT 21 (1998) 195
NACBA (15 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (0.32%/UP) NH3 (0.8%/LP) JLC 17 (1994) 3507
(±)-DNB-leucine (2 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (40 mM/UP) + DPA
(40 mM/UP)
NH3 (20 mM/LP) JCA 704 (1995) 75
(±)-DNB-valine (2 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (40 mM/UP) + DPA
(40 mM/UP)
NH3 (20 mM/LP) JCA 753 (1996) 1
3- and 4-Sulfophthalic acids (10 g) 1-BuOH–H2O HCl (488 mM/UP) NH3 (105 mM/LP) JCA 966 (2002) 111
Caffeoylquinic acids (2 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (2:2:3) TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (8 mM/LP) JCA 1212 (2008) 48
Dicarboxylic acids (466 mg) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (10.8 mM/UP) NH3 (20.2 mM/LP) JCA 1151 (2007) 82
Polyphenols
NDGA (20 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (25 mM/UP) NaOH (100 mM/LP) JLCRT 21 (1998) 171
Curcumin (20 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (20 mM/UP) NaOH (30 mM/LP) JLCRT 23 (2000) 2209
Salvanolic acids (2 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (10 mM/LP) J. Sep. Sci. 30 (2007) 3214
Cichoric acid (3 g) MTBE–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (10 mM/LP) JCA 1103 (2006) 166
Miscellaneous
Hydroxyanthraquinones (1.5 g) MTBE–THF–H2O (2:2:3) TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (10 mM/LP) JCA 1176 (2007) 163
Polyketides (1.68 g) MiBK–AcN–H2O (4:1:5) TFA (10 mM/UP) NaOH (10 mM/LP) JLCRT 24 (2001) 1775
Coumarin (0.3 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (20 mM/LP) JCA 759 (1997) 47
Indole auxins (0.8 g) MTBE–H2O TFA (0.04%/UP) NH3 (0.05%/LP) JCA 753 (1996) 1
Fucans (0.8 g) 10% LA in MiBK–25 mM NaOH JCB 706 (1998) 43
Tetrachlorobenzoic acid (1 g) Hex–EtOAc–MeOH–H2O (6:4:5:5) TFA (10 mM/UP) NH3 (10 mM/LP) JCA (in press)
a

DNP: dinitrophenyl; CBZ: carbobenzoxy; βNA: naphthylamine; TCF: tetrachlorofluorescein; MMCCA: 1-methyl-4-methoxymethyl cyclohexane carboxylic acid; NCMBA: 2- and 6-nitro-4-chloro-3-methoxybenzoic acid; NACBA: 2- and 6-nitro-3-acetamido-4-chlorobenzoic acid; DNB: dinitrobenzoyl; NDGA: nordihydroguaiaretic acid.

b

MTBE: methyl tert.-butyl ether; AcN: acetonitrile; BuOH: butanol; THF: tetrahydrofuran; DEE: diethyl ether; NH4OAc: ammonium acetate; AmOH: amyl alcohol; Hex: hexane; EtOAc: ethyl acetate; MeOH: methanol; MiBK: methyl isobutyl ketone; LA: liquid amberlite; PE: petroleum-ether.

c

SP: stationary phase; MP: mobile phase; UP: upper phase; LP: lower phase: SS: sample solution; TFA: tetrafluoroacetic acid; TEA: triethylamine; DEHPA: di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid; DA: dodecylamine; EtOAc: ethyl acetate; TDA: tridodecylamine; DPA: N-dodecanoyl-l-proline-3,5-dimethylanilide (chiral selector).

d

JACS: Journal of American Chemical Society; EncSS: Encyclopedia of Separation Science, 2000 (Editors: I.D. Wilson, E.R. Adlard, M. Cooke, C.F. Poole) Academic Press; JCA: Journal of Chromatography; JLC: Journal of Liquid Chromatography; JLCRT: Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies; Mono 1: ACS Monograph on Modern Counter-current Chromatography, 1995 (Editors: W.D. Conway and R.J. Petroski) (Ref. [4]); Mono 2: High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography, 1996 (Editors: Y. Ito and W.D. Conway) Wiley (Ref. [3]).