Study of complexation in methanol/water mixtures by infrared and Raman spectroscopy and multivariate curve resolution-alternating least-squares analysis

Appl Spectrosc. 2003 May;57(5):483-90. doi: 10.1366/000370203321666470.

Abstract

The structure of the mobile phase in liquid chromatography plays an important role in the determination of retention behavior on reversed-phase stationary materials. One of the most commonly employed mobile phases is a mixture of methanol and water. In this work, infrared and Raman spectroscopic methods were used to investigate the structure of species formed in methanol/water mixtures. Chemometric methods using multivariate curve resolution by alternating least-squares analysis were used to resolve the overlapped spectra and to determine concentration profiles as a function of composition. The results showed that the structure of these mixtures could be described by a mixture model consisting of four species, namely, methanol, water, and two complexes, methanol/water (1:1) and methanol/water (1:4). The spectral frequencies and concentration profiles found from the Raman and infrared measurements were consistent with one another and with theoretical calculations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Least-Squares Analysis
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Methanol / chemistry*
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Models, Statistical
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Phase Transition
  • Solutions
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared / methods*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Solutions
  • Solvents
  • Water
  • Methanol