Enhanced stability stationary phases based on poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane) immobilized onto doubly titanized silica particles

Abstract

This work describes the preparation and characterization of two stationary phases based on the immobilization of poly(methyltetradecylsiloxane) onto doubly titanized silica particles. Chromatographic tests indicate that these metallized silica-based stationary phases present similar chromatographic performance for apolar and polar compounds to those obtained for their bare silica-based counterparts. Spectroscopic characterizations indicate high residual silanol quantities on titanized silica-based stationary phases; however, this fact does not contribute to a high asymmetry factor for basic compounds as is usually found with titania-based stationary phases. These stationary phases may be useful for analysis of pharmaceuticals.