title: Enantioselective gas chromatographic assay of 2-alkylamines using N-(trifluoroacetyl)prolyl derivatives and a chiral capillary column.
abstract: The chromatographic properties of (R)-(+)-N-(trifluoroacetyl)prolyl and (S)-(-)-N-(trifluoroacetyl)prolyl derivatives on a chiral gas chromatography capillary column were assessed for the measurement of enantiomeric purities of 2-butylamine, 2-pentylamine, 2-hexylamine, 2-heptylamine and 2-octylamine and their N-methyl analogues, which are used as precursors in the synthesis of some selective, specific, irreversible monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors. Using a Chirasil-Val column it was possible to separate all four diastereomers of the primary amines, and three of the four isomers of the secondary amines. Quantitation of the enantiomers is facilitated even with enantiomerically impure reagent when compared to the use of an achiral phase.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatry Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Durden
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Boulton
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; C047271:N-trifluoroacetylprolyl chloride; D011392:Proline