Chromatographia

, Volume 62, Supplement 13, pp s19–s29 | Cite as

Reversed Phase Chromatography – the Mystery of Surface Silanols

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Abstract

The nature of surface silanols is reviewed and their influence on retention of basic solutes in reversed phase chromatography is demonstrated and evaluated. The influence of the type of organic modifier and/or pH of buffer on retention of basic analytes with silica based RP columns is evaluated, and means for characterization of RP columns are discussed. Attempts are described to determine the surface silanol concentration of RP columns by chromatographic methods. Surprisingly the experimentally measured silanol concentrations with bare silica and with RP are by one order of magnitude lower than discussed in literature. At pH 7.6 values of 0.12 µmol m−2 have been measured for benzylamine with RP columns, corresponding to about 43% of the measurable silanols of plain silica. The break-through curves of amines let suggest that even at low pH values unprotonated species are present within the pores of the RP stationary phases and their interaction with the bonded alkyl groups contribute to retention.

Keywords

Column liquid chromatography Characterization of RP columns Surface silanol groups Retention mechanism of amines in RP Ion exchange capacity of RP columns 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Instrumental AnalysisUniversity of the SaarlandSaarbrückenGermany

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