Synthesis and Characterization of Amide Stationary Phases for the Determination of Sulfonamides by Sequential Injection Chromatography

Abstract

The synthesis of amide (butyl, cyclohexyl, and phenyl) modified silica and the use as stationary phases in sequential injection chromatogra-phy are described. The system was tested on the isocratic separation of seven sulfonamides (sulfachloropyridazine, sulfadimethoxine, sulfame-thazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxypyridazine, sulfaquinoxaline, and sulfathiazole) using each stationary phase with mobile phases composed of acetonitrile/water at a flow rate of 0.45 mL min−1. A mixed mode retention mechanism of sulfonamides in the stationary phases was obtained, including dipole-dipole, π-π, and hydrogen bonding interactions. The most appropriate phase for the separation of sulfonamides was phenylamide. The chromatographic behavior was confirmed using density functional theory of the interaction between sulfamethoxazole and the stationary phases.