HPLC retention behaviors of pi-electron rich compounds on Ni2+- and Cu2+-phthalocyanine derivatives bound to silica gels in polar eluents.

The effect of the central metal of columns packed with silica gels binding Ni(2+)- and Cu(2+)-phthalocyanine derivatives (Ni-and Cu-PCS(D)s) on the retention behavior of poly-aromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) thereof in a polar eluent was examined. The retention factors of PAHs on the Ni- and Cu-PCS(D)s in 80% methanol showed a good linear correlation. The Cu-PCS(D) column exhibited the pi-pi interactions for PAHs, while the Ni-PCS(D) column exhibited the pi-d interactions for PAHs in addition to the pi-pi interaction for PAHs.

HPLC retention behavior of poly-aromatic-hydrocarbons on aminopropyl silica gels modified with Cu(II)- and Ni(II)-phthalocyanine derivatives in non-polar eluent.

A comparative study was conducted to elucidate the mechanism underlying the separation of poly-aromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) and related compounds thereof on a column packed with silica gels modified with Ni(II)- or Cu(II)-phthalocyanine derivatives (PCS) (Ni- or Cu-PCS(D) column) and commercially available PYE and NPE columns with a non-polar eluent, such as n-hexane. It has been revealed that the dominant interaction responsible to the separation of PAHs on the Cu-PCS(D) and the PYE columns with n-hexane is the pi-pi interaction; however, in the separation of PAHs having 4 rings such as pyrene on the Ni-PCS(D) column, participation of pi-d interaction was indicated. The predominant role of pi-pi interaction in the separation of PAHs of less than three rings on the Ni-PCS(D) column was demonstrated using anthracene.