A new chiral chemically bonded stationary phase for direct resolution of optical isomers in HPLC was prepared. The experiemental data showed that the chiral stationary phase gave good resolution for the racemic α-amino acid derivatives and that there was no significant influence on the resolution as the eluting rate varied from 0.6 to 2.0 mL/min. The content of isopropanol in the eluent significantly affected the resolution of the enantiomers. The eluent consisting of 1% isopropanol in hexane gave most favorable result, but the retention times were a little longer. It is evident that the resolution was also influenced by the structure of the solute. In all cases, the resolution of N-Ac-DL-Phe-OMe is lower than that of N-Ac-DL-Leu-OMe and N-Ac-DL-Val-OMe. Although the capacity factor of N-Ac-DL-Tyr-Ome varied greatly in different eluting systems, the separation factor and resolution were very close. It was observed that D-amino acid derivatives eluted faster than the corresponding L-isomers. In the above chromatographic conditions N-acetyl-DL-α-phenylethylamine could not be resolved.

Key words: AMIDES, HIGH SPEED LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY, STATIONARY PHASE, VALINE, MESOTOMY, CHIRALITY