Analytical and semipreparative enantioseparation of 9-hydroxyrisperidone, the main metabolite of risperidone, using high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. Validation and determination of enantiomeric purity

J Chromatogr A. 2007 Sep 7;1163(1-2):228-36. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.06.023. Epub 2007 Jun 22.

Abstract

The HPLC semipreparative enantioseparation of 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OHRisp) was studied by optimizing various experimental conditions: the nature of the chiral stationary phase (CSP), mobile phase composition, temperature and analyte loading. This semipreparative enantioseparation was successfully completed using the polysaccharide Chiralcel OJ chiral stationary phase and a n-hexane/ethanol/methanol (50/35/15, v/v/v) ternary mobile phase. To assess the enantiomeric purity of both isolated isomers, three analytical methods using UV detection were developed and validated: one CE method using dual cyclodextrin mode and two HPLC methods using either the Chiralcel OJ CSP in normal-phase mode or the alpha-acid glycoprotein (alpha-AGP) CSP in reversed-phase mode. The three methods make it possible to obtain excellent enantioseparations (R(s) >3) with analysis times lower than 15 min, and the calculated limits of detection allow for the determination of minor enantiomeric impurities (0.1%). Enantiomeric purity obtained for dextrorotatory and levorotatory enantiomers was superior to 99.9% and equal to 98.9%, respectively, which proved the success of the semipreparative enantioseparation. A brief comparison of the performances of the analytical methods completes this work.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Isoxazoles / analysis
  • Isoxazoles / chemistry*
  • Isoxazoles / isolation & purification
  • Molecular Structure
  • Paliperidone Palmitate
  • Pyrimidines / analysis
  • Pyrimidines / chemistry*
  • Pyrimidines / isolation & purification
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risperidone / analysis
  • Risperidone / chemistry*
  • Risperidone / isolation & purification
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Isoxazoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Risperidone
  • Paliperidone Palmitate