Interaction of Thiosemicarbazides with Cyanopropyl Silica Gel

Abstract

The interaction of ethyl-, allyl-, and phenyldimethylthiosemicarbazide with silica gel with grafted cyanopropyl groups has been studied in aqueous and organic solutions under the conditions of normal- and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. The influence of liquid phase composition and temperature on the separation of reaction mixtures of thiosemicarbazides and isothiocyanates in a Zorbax-CN column has been investigated. The elution order of ethyl-, allyl-, and phenyldimethylthiosemicarbazide has been found to be the same when using their aqueous and organic solutions. The selectivities of silica gels with grafted cyanopropyl and octadecyl groups have been compared. Thermodynamic parameters have been determined for the adsorption of the thiosemicarbazides on the modified silica gels.