Publication Date

12-1999

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Darwin Dahl, Thomas Green

Degree Program

Department of Chemistry

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

Alkylaryl sulfoxides possess a chiral sulfur atom easily identifiable by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). Separation of chiral alkylaryl sulfoxides has already been accomplished by modified method of CZE known as micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). However, no articles have been published on the enantioseparation of alkylaryl sulfoxides using capillary zone electrophoresis.

A series of sulfoxides were synthesized, purified and identified via NMR. Enantioseparation was performed using CZE employing a 10 mmol. Phosphate buffer (pH 4.0, 25% acetonitrile, 2% sulfated-β-cyclodextrin). Synthesis of these sulfoxides will be presented along with the results of the procedure’s optimization. Separation of the sulfoxide enanitomers relies on the partitioning between the chiral additive (sulfated-β-cyclodextrin) and buffer solution.

Disciplines

Chemistry | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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