ABSTRACT
A method for the rapid enantioseparation of five β-blocker drugs, including alprenolol, propranolol), mexiletine, metoprolol and pindolol was developed by a 5-cm short column packed with perphenylcarbamoylated β-cyclodextrin(CD) chiral stationary phase by HPLC. The results showed that except for alprenolol), the other 4 β-blocker drugs were completely separated using ACN-0.1% thriethylammonium acetate(TEAA), 40∶ 60, V/V, pH=4.0) as mobile phase. The 5-cm short CD-based column exhibited rapid separation ability to the above β-blocker drugs within 5 min, which indicated that the separation has high efficiency. According to the chemical structures of the β-blockers and their chromatographic behavior, related separation mechanisms were also discussed. The proposed method was rapid, effective and repeated.