Study of influence of mobile phase composition on selectivity and retention of the analytes on HILIC stationary phases

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Analytical Chemistry Candidate: Kateřina Štětková Supervisor: RNDr. Hana Vlčková, Ph.D. Title of Diploma thesis: Study of influence of mobile phase composition on selectivity and retention of the analytes on HILIC stationary phases This graduation thesis deals with an influence of concentration of ACN, pH and buffer concentration in mobile phase on retention of selected analytes and on selectivity of Atlantis HILIC Silica column (3 μm, 2,1 mm x 100 mm) and Luna NH2 column (3 μm, 2,0 mm x 100 mm). A set of 35 analytes including neutral, basic and acidic compounds were chosen for this study. Detection was performed by PDA detector at the wave-length of 245 nm. Measurements were carried out using isocratic flow 0.4 ml.min-1 of mobile phase ACN/water (buffer). The column temperature was set up to 30 řC, auto sampler temperature to 4 řC and injection volume to 2 µl. For easier evaluation of results, measured data are presented in charts and tables. These were used to evaluation of columns in terms of selectivity and retention of the individual groups of analytes. The typical HILIC behavior, an increasing retention of analytes with increasing ACN concentration in mobile phase, was observed for Atlantis HILIC Silica column...