Thermodynamic evaluation of immobilized cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) as a stationary phase for liquid chromatographic separation of darunavir enantiomers.

Liquid chromatographic separation of darunavir (DRV) enantiomers was studied on Chiralpak IC column containing immobilized cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) using a variety of mobile phase solvents at different temperatures. The separations were accomplished under normal phase conditions using different compositions of n-hexane, organic modifier (2-propanol, ethanol or 1-propanol) and diethyl amine (0.1%) as mobile phase solvents. The effect of volume and nature of organic modifier and column temperature on retention, separation and resolution were studied. Van't Hoff plots (ln k' vs 1/T) were drawn from the chromatographic retention data to calculate to apparent thermodynamic parameters and explain the interactions between the DRV enantiomers and cellulose tris(3,5-dichlorophenylcarbamate) immobilized on silica.