US4619970A — Separation agent

Claim 1

Independent Claim 108 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a silane treating agent having an amino, monosubstituted amino, hydroxyl or mercapto group, said silane-treated silica gel being reacted with a polyfunctional organic compound selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional isocyante derivatives and polyfunctional acid chloride derivatives whereby to react a portion of the functional groups of said polyfunctional organic compound with said silica gel, said polyfunctional organic compound also being reacted with an optically active polymer having a functional group reactive with said polyfunctional organic compound whereby to form a bond between said optically active polymer and said polyfunctional organic compound.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 108 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a silane treating agent having an amino, monosubstituted amino, hydroxyl or mercapto group, said silane-treated silica gel being reacted with a polyfunctional organic compound selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional isocyante derivatives and polyfunctional acid chloride derivatives whereby to react a portion of the functional groups of said polyfunctional organic compound with said silica gel, said polyfunctional organic compound also being reacted with an optically active polymer having a functional group reactive with said polyfunctional organic compound whereby to form a bond between said optically active polymer and said polyfunctional organic compound.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 62 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polyfunctional organic compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,4-toluene diisocyante, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, hexamethylene-1,6-diisocya nate, tetramethylene-1,4-diisocyante, cyclohexane-1,4-dissocyante, naphthalene-1,5-diisocyante, diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocynate, xylene diisocyante, hexahydroxylylene diisocyante, dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate, 1,4-benzenediisocyante, 3,3'-dimethoxy-4,4'-diphenyl diisocyante, polymethylene polyphenyl isocyante, 4,4'-bephenylene diisocyanate, 4-isocyanatocyclohexyl-4'-isocyanatophenylmethane and p-isocyanatomethylphenyl isocyanate and the corresponding compounds in which the isocyanto groups are replaced by acid chloride groups.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 71 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 2 in which said silane treating agent is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formulas ##STR15## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 3, R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and X is halogen or alkoxy having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 47 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which said silica gel has a particle size of from 1 μm to 10 mm and the amount of said optically active polymer is from 1 to 100 wt %, based on the weight of the silica gel.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which said resolving agent has been prepared by reacting said silane-treated silica gel with said polyfunctional organic compound to obtain a first reaction product and then reacting said first reaction product with said optically active polymer.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 45 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which said resolving agent has been prepared by reacting said polyfunctional organic compound with said optically active polymer to obtain a second reaction product and then reacting said second reaction product with said silane-treated silica gel.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 24 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which said optically active polymer has an asymmetric carbon atom in the main chain thereof.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 29 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which the bond between said optically active polymer and said polyfunctional organic compound is a urea, urethane or thiourethane bond.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 82 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 3 in which said optically active polymer has been prepared by polymerizing a monomer selected from the group consisting of ##STR16## wherein R 1 R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of ##STR17## X, Y and Z is alkyl, halogen or amino, l, m and n each is an integer of 1 to 5 and R 4 is alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 68 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a silane treating agent having a cyclic ether group or halogen, said silane-treated silica gel also being reacted with an optically active polymer having a functional group containing an active hydrogen which is reactive with silane-treated silica gel whereby to form a bond between said optically active polymer and said silane-treated silica gel.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 68 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a silane treating agent having a cyclic ether group or halogen, said silane-treated silica gel also being reacted with an optically active polymer having a functional group containing an active hydrogen which is reactive with silane-treated silica gel whereby to form a bond between said optically active polymer and said silane-treated silica gel.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 81 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 10 in which said silane treating agent is selected from the group consisting of compounds having the formulas (O--R.sub.3).sub.n SiX.sub.4-n (Y--R.sub.1 ).sub.n SiX.sub.4-n wherein n is an integer of 1 to 3, R 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R 3 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, Y is chlorine, bromine or fluorine and X is halogen or alkoxy having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 47 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 11 in which said silica gel has a particle size of from 1 μm to 10 mm and the amount of said optically active polymer is from 1 to 100 wt. %, based on the weight of the silica gel.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 27 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 10 in which said resolving agent has been prepared by reacting said silane-treated silica gel with said optically active polymer.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 43 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 10 in which said resolving agent has been prepared by reacting said silane treating agent with said optically active polymer to obtain a first reaction product and then reacting said reaction product with said silica gel.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 24 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 10 in which said optically active polymer has an asymmetric carbon atom in the main chain thereof.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 83 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 10 in which said optically active polymer has been prepared by polymerizing a monomer selected from the group consisting of ##STR18## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of ##STR19## X, Y and Z is alkyl, halogen or amino, l, m and n each is an integer of 1 to 5 and R 4 is alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 100 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a copolymer prepared by copolmerizing (A) a compound having the formula ##STR20## wherein n is integer of 1 to 3, R 4 is hydrogen or hydrocarbon having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 5 is a group having an ester, ether, amido or urethane bond and an aromatic moiety, Z is alkoxy having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and (B) a polymerizable monomer capable of forming an optically active polymer whereby to form a chemical bond between said silica gel and said optically active polymer.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 100 words

A resolving agent for use in chromatographic separation processes, which comprises: silica gel treated with a copolymer prepared by copolmerizing (A) a compound having the formula ##STR20## wherein n is integer of 1 to 3, R 4 is hydrogen or hydrocarbon having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 5 is a group having an ester, ether, amido or urethane bond and an aromatic moiety, Z is alkoxy having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and (B) a polymerizable monomer capable of forming an optically active polymer whereby to form a chemical bond between said silica gel and said optically active polymer.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 24 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 17 in which said optically active polymer has an asymmetric carbon atom in the main chain thereof.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 75 words

A resolving agent as claimed in claim 17 in which said monomer is selected from the group consisting of ##STR21## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of ##STR22## X, Y and Z is alkyl, halogen or amino, l, m and n each is an integer of 1 to 5 and R 4 is alkyl having up to 4 carbon atoms.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1989-10-27	1990-04-28	1990-10-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1993-10-27	1994-04-28	1994-10-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1997-10-27	1998-04-28	1998-10-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Separation agent

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