US4786415A
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Separation agent comprising aliphatic ester of polysaccharide
Assignee: Daicel Corp
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Filing: 1987-02-18
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-02-18
Abstract
Abstract A separation agent essentially comprises an aliphatic or aromatic ester of a polysaccharide, except for cellulose acetate and an aromatic ester of cellulose. It is useful for separation of various chemical substances, especially optical resolution of optical isomers.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Shibata
- 👤 Hajime Namikoshi
- 👤 Ichiro Okamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/281; B01J20/282; B01J20/285; B01D; B01D15/00; B01D15/08; B01D15/26; B01D15/38; B01D15/3833; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/08; B01D71/12; B01D71/14; B01J20/02; B01J20/06; B01J20/08; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; B01J20/12; B01J20/22; B01J20/24; B01J20/26; B01J20/262; B01J20/28; B01J20/28002; B01J20/28004; B01J20/28054; B01J20/28078; B01J20/286; B01J20/29; B01J20/30; B01J20/3092; B01J20/32; B01J20/3202; B01J20/3204; B01J20/3214; B01J20/3217; B01J20/3219; B01J20/3231; B01J20/3242; B01J20/3244; B01J20/3246; B01J20/3257; B01J20/3259; B01J20/3268; B01J20/3272; B01J20/3274; C; C07; C07B; C07B57/00; C07B63/00; C07C; C07C45/00; C07C45/78; C07C45/786; B01J2220/00; B01J2220/40; B01J2220/48; B01J2220/4812; B01J2220/4825; B01J2220/485; B01J2220/50; B01J2220/54; B01J2220/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
32 words
In a method for chromatographically separating a mixture wherein the mixture is contacted with a separation agent under chromatographic separation conditions, the improvement which comprises: employing cellulose tripropionate as the separation agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
32 words
In a method for chromatographically separating a mixture wherein the mixture is contacted with a separation agent under chromatographic separation conditions, the improvement which comprises: employing cellulose tripropionate as the separation agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which said cellulose tripropionate is formed by reacting cellulose with propionic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, in which said mixture is conducted through a chromatographic column or layer to effect separation and resolution of the components of said mixture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which said mixture is a mixture of optical isomers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said cellulose tripropionate is in the form of a powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the particle size of said powder is from 1 to 300 μm.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for chromatographically separating a mixture of optical isomers which comprises contacting said mixture, under liquid chromatographic separation conditions, with a chromatographic separation material consisting essentially of inorganic carrier particles having a particle size of from 1 μm to 10 mm and coated with from 1 to 100% by weight of resolving agent, based on the weight of said carrier particles, said resolving agent consisting essentially of a cellulose tripropionate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for chromatographically separating a mixture of optical isomers which comprises contacting said mixture, under liquid chromatographic separation conditions, with a chromatographic separation material consisting essentially of inorganic carrier particles having a particle size of from 1 μm to 10 mm and coated with from 1 to 100% by weight of resolving agent, based on the weight of said carrier particles, said resolving agent consisting essentially of a cellulose tripropionate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 in which said inorganic carrier is porous and has an average pore diameter of from 10 Å to 100 μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 in which said inorganic carrier is selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, magnesia, titanium oxide, glass and kaolin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 7 in which said inorganic carrier particles are silica beads which have been surface treated with an organosilane compound to improve their affinity for the resolving agent.
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