Cetylpyridinium Chloride

HPLC Method for Separation of Hydrophobic, Cationic and Anionic Surfactants on Newcrom BH by SIELC Technologies

Separation type: Liquid Chromatography Mixed-mode

Surfactants, also known as surface-active agents, are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, or dispersants.

They are often classified according to the charge of the polar head group:

Anionic Surfactants: These surfactants have a negative charge on their polar head group. Common examples include soap, sodium laureth sulfate, and sodium lauryl sulfate. They are commonly used in detergents and shampoos due to their ability to emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension, so it can be rinsed away.

Cationic Surfactants: These surfactants have a positive charge on their polar head group. Examples include cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and benzalkonium chloride. These are often used as antiseptics and can also be found in hair conditioners because they reduce static cling.

Nonionic Surfactants: These surfactants have no charge on their polar head group. Examples include alcohol ethoxylates, nonylphenol ethoxylates, and polysorbates. Nonionic surfactants are often used in laundry and dishwasher detergents.

All compounds can be retained, separated, and analyzed using a reverse-phase Newcrom BH, 4.6 x 150 mm, 5 µm, 100 A column. The mobile phase for this method consists of water, acetonitrile (MeCN), and Ammonium formate, which serves as a buffer. This analytical method can be detected with an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) or any other evaporative detection method (CAD, ESI-MS).

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Method for Analysis of Benzalkonium chloride, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, 1-Pentanesulfonic acid, Dodecanoic acid (Lauric acid), p-Toluenesulfonic Acid (PTSA), 1-Octanesulfonic acid, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, 1-Ethylpyridinium bromide

Condition

Description

HPLC Method for Separation of Hydrophobic, Cationic, Nonionic and Anionic Surfactants on Newcrom BH by SIELC Technologies

Separation type: Liquid Chromatography Mixed-mode

Surfactants, also known as surface-active agents, are compounds that lower the surface tension (or interfacial tension) between two liquids or between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, or dispersants.

They are often classified according to the charge of the polar head group:

Anionic Surfactants: These surfactants have a negative charge on their polar head group. Common examples include soap, sodium laureth sulfate, and sodium lauryl sulfate. They are commonly used in detergents and shampoos due to their ability to emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension, so it can be rinsed away.

Cationic Surfactants: These surfactants have a positive charge on their polar head group. Examples include cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and benzalkonium chloride. These are often used as antiseptics and can also be found in hair conditioners because they reduce static cling.

Nonionic Surfactants: These surfactants have no charge on their polar head group. Examples include alcohol ethoxylates, nonylphenol ethoxylates, and polysorbates. Nonionic surfactants are often used in laundry and dishwasher detergents.

All compounds can be retained, separated, and analyzed using a reverse-phase Newcrom BH, 4.6 x 250 mm, 5 µm, 100 A column. The mobile phase for this method consists of water, acetonitrile (MeCN), and Ammonium formate, which serves as a buffer. This analytical method can be detected with an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (ELSD) or any other evaporative detection method (CAD, ESI-MS).

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Method for Analysis of Benzalkonium chloride, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Triton X100, 1-Pentanesulfonic acid, 1-Hexanesulfonic acid, sodium salt, 1-Heptanesulfonic acid, 1-Decanesulfonic acid, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, 1-Octanesulfonic acid

Condition

Description

Chlorhexidine gluconate, or simply chlorhexidine, is a biguanide used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. It is a component of mouthwash rinses that has been shown to reduce plaque, gingivitis and oral bacteria. It’s also used as a topical agent for skin disinfection. Cetylpyridinium chloride is another type of antiseptic used in mouthwash rinses. Both compounds are cationic. They can be separated using HPLC on SIELC’s reverse-phase (RP) mixed-mode Primesep B column with the mobile phase of acetonitrile (ACN) and water with formic acid buffer and UV detected at 270nm.

Cetylpyridinium chloride is hydrophobic basic compound and triethylene glycol is hydrophilic neutral compounds. Quantitative analysis of both compounds is problematic due to a different nature of these two analytes. Both compounds were analyzed on an Obelisc N column in HILIC/cation-exchange mode. Cetylpyridinium chloride is retained by cation-exchange mechanism, and triethylene glycol is retained by HILIC mechanism. Mixed-mode HILIC approach allows to retain compounds either based on multiple or single mechanisms interaction, thus providing a valuable approach for analysis. Cetylpyridinium chloride and triethylene glycol can be monitored by combination of UV and ELSD/CAD.

Cetylpyridinium Chloride is an antiseptic agent used in mouthwash or dental care for oral and throat care. Primesep D retains cetylpyridinium by a combination of reversed-phase and ion-exchange mechanisms. The anion-exchange properties of the column can be adjusted by the TFA concentration in the mobile phase and the reversed-phase properties are adjusted by the percentage of acetontrile. The HPLC separation uses a mobile phase of water, acetonitrile (MeCN, ACN) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and UV detection at 250 nm.

Surfactants are molecules that contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, usually in the form of a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail. Surfactants are used in detergents where they can form micelles around hydrophobic dirt molecules and wash them away. Triton X-100 is a surfactant with a hydrophilic polyethylene oxide chain that can be separated on a Primesep D reverse-phase HPLC column based on the number of oxide units in the chain. The mobile phase is water, acetonitrile (MeCN, ACN) and sulfuric acid as buffer. UV detection at 210nm.

Primesep B separates tertiary amines, such as cetylpyridinium with symmetrical peak shape by a combination of reversed-phase and ion-exclusion mechanisms. The embedded basic functional group on the stationary phase shields the underlying silanols to prevent peak tailing. Retention time can be changed by changing either organic content or acid content in the mobile phase. C18 reversed-phase columns do not typically show this tuning ability with acid content. Excellent peak shape results with a mass spec compatible mobile phase of water, acetonitrile (MeCN, ACN) and trifluoracetic acid (TFA) with UV detection at 250 nm.