Preparative separation of stereoisomeric 1-methyl-4-methoxymethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acids by pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography.
The application of pH-zone-refining counter-current chromatography (CCC) to the preparative separation of stereoisomeric acids is described. The separation was accomplished on the basis of the difference in acidity of the two stereoisomers. pH-Zone-refining CCC of 400 mg of a crude synthetic mixture of stereoisomeric 1-methyl-4-methoxymethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acids yielded 49.5 and 40 mg of the pure Z- and E-stereoisomers respectively. The two-phase solvent system consisted of hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:1:1:1). Trifluoro acetic and octanoic acids were used as retainer acids. The eluent base was aqueous ammonia. The eluted fraction were monitored by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Department of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
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D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D002264:Carboxylic Acids