Two pairs of cinchona alkaloids, quinine/quinidine and cinchonine/cinchonidine, were extracted by ion-pair formation with some anions of camphor derivatives. The extraction behaviors are examined, and the differences between the two isomers compared. These alkaloids were extracted into chloroform and 1,2-dichloroethane in the pH range 4 -7 as a 1:1 ion-pair with chiral anions. The relationship between the distribution ratio of the ion-pair and pH is discussed. In the pH range between the pKa, and pKa2 values of cinchona alkaloids, the extraction constants were determined, and the differences caused by the effect of substituents of cinchona alkaloids and counter ions were examined. The solvent effect were also studied.
KeywordsStereoselectivity, cinchona alkaloid, camphor derivative , chiral ion-pair Several investigations regarding the optical resolution of isomers have been reported which used gas and liquid chromatographic methods.l-4 However, very little is known about the interaction between the solid phase and the solute in the mobile phase, since attention has been focused on the preparation of chiral solid phases that can bind the various enantiomeric forms with different strength.5-' There have also been a few reports regarding stereoselectivity in liquid-liquid extraction, although it is one of the simplest separation procedures in analytical chemistry. One of the main reasons may be that the effect of a steric hindrance between optical isomers seems very unlikely to appear as a difference in the distribution ratios.In a previous papers the author discussed the diastereomeric separation of ion-pair extraction between some cinchona alkaloids (two pairs of cinchona alkaloids, the quinine/ quinidine and cinchonine/ cinchonidine) and some chiral organic acids, such as Nacetyl amino acids. The extraction constants of the ion-pair with quinidine was always greater than that of quinine in each organic acid so far examined. Similarly, the extraction constants with cinchonine were greater than that of the cinchonidine almost examined. These differences in the extraction constant ratio (from 1.3 to 2.5) have been obtained. Also, in a previous study, it was confirmed that the differences of the log D values obtained by ion-pair extraction between cinchona alkaloids, such as quinine and quinidine, and the achiral counter anion of perchlorate were hardly observed. Consequently, in order to achieve a more effective diastereomeric separation of optical isomers by ion-pair extraction, it seems to be necessary the employ some chiral counter anions.In the present study two pairs of cinchona alkaloids, the quinine/ quinidine and cinchonine/ cinchonidine, were extracted with some acid derivatives of camphor in order to examine the effect of a substituent. The effect of the (+) and (-) forms of cinchona alkaloids and counter anions were also studied.
Experimental Apparatus and reagentsA Hitachi Model 556 double-beam spectrophotometer used was equipped with a cell holder coupled with a Komatsu-Yamato Model CTR-220 thermostat...