Chromatography Flashcards
What is chromatography used for in pharmaceutics
To analyse, identify and purify samples
Why is solid phase extraction SPE used for sample preparation?
To remove interferences from sample
More reliable results
Concentrating analyses to improve sensitivity
Advantages of SPEnover LLE (liq-liq extraction)?
Quick Less labour Less solvent More selective Easier to automate
How does SPE work
Sample filtered through absorbent particles
Analytes captured from liq matrix
Concentrated analytes eluted with solvent
Eluted sample collected
Different interactions with stationary phase
- Non polar —> van der waals
- Polar —> dipole dipole / h bond
- Electrostatic —> ionic
Examples of non polar
Reverse phase silica
Examples of polar
Normal chromatography
Normal phase silica
Examples of electrostatic
Ion exchange chromatography
Types of absorbent used for reversed phase
C18
Different types of chromatography?
Column chromatography Thin layer chromatography Gel filtration Ion exchange Hugh pressure liquid chromatography Gas chromatography
Do all chromatography techniques have a stationary phase and a mobile phase?
YES
what is a stationary phase?
Solid
Liquid supported on a solid
What is a mobile phase?
Liquid
Gas
Flows through the stationary phase and carries components with it
Do all components travel at same rates?
NO- different rates dependent on their attraction to the mobile phase and the stationary phase
What happens in column chromatography?
Column loaded dry and filled with mobile phase- which is then flushed through the column OR column loaded with a slurry of stationary and mobile phase together (avoid bubbles)
What is column chromatography used for?
Used to separate mixtures
What are the stationary phases used in CC?
Silica gel - most common
Alumina- less common
Do molecules travel at different rates?
YES- depending on their polarities
What travels up .?
The parts dissolved in the solvent
What decides whether a molecule remains absorbed in solid or travels with solvent
Whether the molecule prefers to be with solid phase or partition into liquid
In TLC where are the polar and non polar molecules?
Most polar—> bottom
Non polar—> top
Where are polar and non polar molecules in CC ?
Polar—> top
Non polar—> bottom
Column chromatography process?
1- load stationary phase material to column
2- equilibrate column stationary phase with mobile phase
3- load sample in as small sample as possible
4- add more mobile phase to column
5- collect sample fractions from column
Which molecules take longer to travel through?
Molecules with high affinity for stationary phase
What is the most polar solvent
Water
Why is the polar to least polar solvents list designed?
As different drugs have different polarities
To find rf value
TLC means?
Thin Layer Chromatography
What does column chromatography consist of?
Stationary phase- solid E.g. silica
Mobile phase- liquid
Compounds