Abstract: The separation of tebuconazole enantiomers was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on the amylose-tris (5-chlorine-dimethy-phenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase using reverse phase mode. The effects of different mobile phase compositions (methanol/water, acetonitrile/water) and column temperature (5-45℃) on the chiral separation were investigated. The results showed that tebuconazole enantiomers did not separate using methanol/water as mobile phase with the content of methanol ranging from 100% to 40%. In contrast, baseline separation of enantiomers was achieved using acetonitrile/water as mobile phase with the content of acetonitrile ranging from 100% to 40%. The retention factors (k) and selectivity factor (α) decreased when the temperature increased from 5℃ to 45℃, while the resolution (RS) of enantiomers first increased and then decreased within the same range of temperature (acetonitrile/water,50/50, V/V). Thermodynamical parameters illustrated that separation of tebuconazole enantiomers was driven by enthalpy.

Key words: tebuconazole enantiomers, reverse phase chromatography, chiral separation