Chiral separation of four acidic drugs by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with ionic liquid-based surfactant

In this paper, micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with glucose-β-cyclodextrin (Glu-β-CD) as chiral selector and ionic liquid surfactant N-butyl-N-methyl pyrrolidine lauryl sulfate (C₄MP C₁₂SO₄) micelles formed at low pH as a pseudo stationary phase was applied for the chiral separation of four acidic drugs naproxen,warfarin, ketoprofen and ibuprofen.Under the same conditions,significantly improved separation of tested drug enantiomers was achieved with the MEKC system based on C₄MPC₁₂SO₄ compared with the system based on the conventional surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).Several primary parameters affecting enantioseparation such as type and proportion of organic modifier, concentration and pH of the running buffer, concentration of chiral selector,concentration of ionic liquid surfactant and applied voltage were systematically investigated.