Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic resolution of diastereomers of protein and non-protein amino acids prepared with newly synthesized chiral derivatizing reagents based on cyanuric chloride.

Two new chiral monochloro-s-triazines (MCT) were synthesized [viz N-(4-chloro-6-piperidinyl-[1,3,5]-triazine-2-yl)-L-leucine amide and N-(4-chloro-6-piperidinyl-[1,3,5]-triazine-2-yl)-L-leucine) (CDR 1 and 2, respectively)] by the nucleophilic displacement of chlorine atoms in s-triazine moiety. One of the Cl atoms was replaced with piperidine, and the second Cl atom in the 6-piperidinyl derivative was replaced with amino acid amide (viz L-Leu-NH(2)) and amino acid (L-Leu). These reagents were characterized and used as CDRs for chiral separation of protein and non-protein amino acids, and were separated on a reversed-phase C(18) column. The reaction conditions were optimized for the synthesis of diastereomers using one MCT reagent. The separation method was validated for limit of detection, linearity, accuracy, precision, and recovery.