Enantioseparation of racemic amlodipine using immobilized ionic liquid by solid‐phase extraction

Abstract In this paper, a novel l ‐glutamate based immobilized chiral ionic liquid (SBA‐IL (Glu)) was prepared by chemical bonding method and applied as a solid sorbent for chiral separation of amlodipine. The performance of SBA‐IL (Glu) was investigated for the absorption of ( S )‐amlodipine and separation of amlodipine enantiomer. The static experiment showed that equilibrium adsorption was achieved within 80 minutes, and the saturation adsorptions capacity was 12 mg/g. The complex was then packed in a glass chromatographic column for the separation of amlodipine and the enantiomeric excess (%ee) of ( S )‐amlodipine reached 24.67%. The immobilized ionic liquids exhibit good reusability, and the separation efficiency remains 18.24% after reused five times, which allows potential scale‐up for the chiral separation of amlodipine.