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Definitions

• This invention relates generally to novel porous resins for solid phase extraction and chromatography which contain at least one hydrophobic component, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one ion exchange functional group.
• Solid phase extraction is a chromatographic technique which is widely used, e.g., for preconcentration and cleanup of analytical samples, for purification of various chemicals, and for removal of toxic or valuable substances from aqueous solutions.
• SPE is usually performed using a column or cartridge containing an appropriate resin.
• SPE procedures have been developed using sorbents which can interact with analytes by hydrophobic, ion exchange, chelation, sorption, and other mechanisms, to bind and remove the analytes from fluids. Since different SPE applications can require different sorbents, there is a need for sorbents with novel properties which have unique selectivities .
• porous resin compounds which have unique selectivities. porous resin compounds which can selectively capture analytes of interest and allow interfering analytes to pass through unretained. It is yet another object of the invention to provide porous resin compounds having an ion exchange functional group, a hydrophobic component and a hydrophilic polar component .
• Still another object of the invention is to utilize the novel porous resins of this invention to analytically determine the level of a solute in a solution.
• the invention features a compound of the formula :
• A is selected from the group consisting of
• B is selected from the group consisting of
• C is A or modified A, wherein modified A is selected from the group consisting of
• X is selected from the group consisting of S0 3 H, CH 2 C0 2 H, CH 2 CH (C0 2 H) 2 , C0 2 H, P0 3 H 2 , P0 2 H 2 , CH 2 P0 3 H 2 ,
• Another aspect of the invention is a porous resin formed by copolymerizing at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer so as to form a copolymer, and subjecting the copolymer to a sulfonation reaction so as to form a sulfonated copolymer comprising at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one hydrophobic component .
• the hydrophobic monomer is divinylbenzene
• the hydrophilic monomer is N- vinylpyrrolidone
• the copolymer is a poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone)
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• Another aspect of the invention is a porous resin for solid phase extraction or chromatography comprising at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one hydrophobic component .
• Another aspect of the invention is a method for treating a solution to isolate or remove a solute.
• a solution having a solute is contacted with a porous resin under conditions so as to allow sorption of the solute to the porous resin.
• the porous resin comprises at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component .
• the solute is removed from the porous resin.
• the hydrophilic monomer comprises a heterocyclic group, e.g., a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic group.
• heterocyclic groups e.g., nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups, e.g., a pyridyl group, e.g., 2-vinylpyridine, 3-vinylpyridine or 4-vinylpyridine, or a pyrrolidonyl group, e.g., N- vinylpyrrolidone .
• the hydrophobic monomer comprises an aromatic carbocyclic group, e.g., a phenyl group or a phenylene group, or a straight chain C 2 - C 18 -alkyl group or a branched chain C 2 -C 18 -alkyl group.
• the hydrophobic monomer can be, e.g., styrene or divinylbenzene .
• a preferred copolymer is a poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) .
• a preferred porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof.
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) .
• Another aspect of the invention is a method for analytically determining the level of solute in a solution.
• a solution having a solute is contacted with a porous resin under conditions so as to allow sorption of the solute to the porous resin.
• the resin comprises at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component.
• the porous resin having the sorbed solute is washed with a solvent under conditions so as to desorb the solute from the porous resin.
• the level of the desorbed solute present in the solvent after the washing is analytically determined.
• the porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof .
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) .
• porous resin packed inside an open-ended container.
• the porous resin comprises at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component.
• the porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof.
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) .
• Fig. 1 depicts the formulas of the model compounds acetaminophen, p-toluamide, caffeine, procainamide, ranitidine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and m-toluidine.
• Fig. 2A is a graph depicting the effect of ionic strength on chromatographic retention for poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) , Batch 6B.
• Fig. 2B is a graph depicting the effect of ionic strength on chromatographic retention for sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) , Batch JJL03- 100.
• Fig. 3 is a graph depicting the effect of sulfonation on chromatographic retention of model compounds for certain sulfonated resins of this invention.
• Fig. 4 is a chromatogram depicting separation of model compounds using a SymmetryShieldTM RP 8 column.
• Figs . 5A and 5B are chromatograms of methanol/ammonium hydroxide extract from porcine plasma using sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) , Batch JJL03-124 and Batch JJL03-100, for solid phase extraction, where ranitidine is an internal standard.
• A is selected from the group consisting of
• B is selected from the group consisting of
• C is A or modified A, wherein modified A is selecte from the group consisting of
• Preferred compounds are where X is S0 3 H, CH 2 P0 3 H 2 , CH 2 C0 2 H, or combinations thereof.
• the most preferred compound is where X is S0 3 H.
• X is present at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 5.0, more preferably at a concentration of about 0.6 to about 3.2, more preferably yet at a concentration of about 0.8 to about 2.1, and most preferably at a concentration of about 1.0, milliequivalents per gram of compound.
• block ordering is meant ordering in which individual units are joined in a pattern or repeated sequence.
• random ordering is meant ordering in which individual units are joined randomly.
• the compounds of this invention can be prepared, e.g., by functionalizing, i.e., chemically altering, a copolymer having at least one hydrophobic monomer, e.g., divinylbenzene, styrene, or ethylvinylbenzene, and at least one hydrophilic monomer, e.g., N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpyridine, methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, acrylamide or methacrylamide .
• the hydrophobic monomer is divinylbenzene.
• the hydrophilic monomer is N-vinylpyrrolidone .
• the copolymer can be prepared via standard synthetic methods known to those skilled in the art, e.g., as described in Example 1.
• a copolymer e.g., poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone)
• an X group which can be cationic, e.g., S0 3 H, CH 2 C0 2 H, CH 2 CH (C0 2 H) 2 , C0 2 H, P0 3 H 2 , P0 2 H 2 or CH 2 P0 3 H 2
• novel compounds of this invention can be used, e.g., as porous resins for solid phase extraction and chromatography.
• solid phase extraction is meant a process employing a solid phase for isolating classes of molecular species from fluid phases such as gases and liquids by, e.g., sorption, ion exchange, chelation, size exclusion (molecular filtration) , affinity or ion pairing mechanisms .
• the invention also includes a porous resin formed by copolymerizing at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one hydrophilic monomer so as to form a copolymer, and subjecting the copolymer to a sulfonation reaction so as to form a sulfonated copolymer comprising at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one hydrophobic component.
• porous resin is meant a member of a class of crosslinked polymer particles penetrated by channels through which solutions can diffuse. Pores are regions between densely packed polymer chains.
• monomer is meant a molecule comprising one or more polymerizable functional groups prior to polymerization, or a repeating unit of a polymer.
• copolymer is meant a polymer comprising two or more different monomers.
• ion- exchange functional group is meant a group where the counter-ion is partially free and can readily be exchanged for other ions of the same sign.
• hydrophilic is meant having an affinity for, attracting, adsorbing or absorbing water.
• hydrophobic is meant lacking an affinity for, repelling, or failing to adsorb or absorb water.
• the hydrophobic monomer is divinylbenzene.
• the hydrophilic monomer is N-vinylpyrrolidone .
• the copolymer is a poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• the sulfonate groups are present at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 5.0, more preferably at a concentration of about 0.6 to about 3.2, more preferably yet at a concentration of about 0.8 to about 2.1, and most preferably at a concentration of about 1.0, milliequivalents per gram of porous resin.
• the invention also includes a porous resin for solid phase extraction or chromatography comprising at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one hydrophobic component.
• the ion exchange functional groups enable the porous resin to interact with basic and cationic solutes.
• the hydrophilic polar components enable the porous resin to have polar interactions and hydrogen bonding capabilities with solutes.
• the hydrophobic components enable the porous resin to have affinity towards nonpolar solutes through hydrophobic interaction. Since the porous resins of this invention have a combination of various interaction forces towards solutes, they are very useful resins for, e.g., solid phase extraction, ion exchange, liquid chromatography applications. For example, these novel porous resins can be used to bind, recover and/or remove solutes from fluids.
• the invention also includes a method for treating a solution to isolate or remove a solute.
• a solution having a solute is contacted with a porous resin under conditions so as to allow sorption of the solute to the porous resin.
• the porous resin comprises at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component .
• the solute is removed from the porous resin.
• sorption is meant capable of taking up and holding by absorption or adsorption.
• the ion-exchange functional group is S0 3 H.
• the ion-exchange functional groups are present at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 5.0, more preferably at a concentration of about 0.6 to about 3.2, more preferably yet at a concentration of about 0.8 to about 2.1, and most preferably at a concentration of about 1.0, milliequivalents per gram of porous resin.
• the hydrophilic polar component is an amide group, ester group, carbonate group, carbamate group, urea group, hydroxy group or pyridyl group .
• the porous resin comprises a copolymer having at least one ion-exchange functional group, and the copolymer comprises at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer.
• the hydrophilic monomer comprises a heterocyclic group, e.g., a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic group. Examples include nitrogen- containing heterocyclic groups, e.g., a pyridyl group, e.g., 2-vinylpyridine, 3-vinylpyridine or 4-vinylpyridine, or a pyrrolidonyl group, e.g., N- inylpyrrolidone .
• the hydrophobic monomer comprises an aromatic carbocyclic group, e.g., a phenyl group or a phenylene group, or a straight chain C 2 -C 18 -alkyl group or a branched chain C 2 -C 18 -alkyl group.
• the hydrophobic monomer can be, e.g., styrene or divinylbenzene.
• a preferred copolymer is a poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) .
• a preferred porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof described supra .
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• the porous resin comprises at least about 12 mole percent N-vinylpyrrolidone . In preferred embodiments, the porous resin comprises less than about 30 mole percent N-vinylpyrrolidone .
• mole percent is meant the mole fraction, expressed as a percent, of the monomer of interest relative to the total moles of the various (two or more) monomers which compose the copolymer of the porous resin.
• the porous resin has solid phase extraction capability.
• the porous resin can be in the form of, e.g., beads, pellets, or any other form desirable for use.
• the porous resin particles can have, e.g., a spherical shape, a regular shape or an irregular shape.
• the particles are beads having a diameter in the range from about 3 to about 500 ⁇ m, preferably from about 20 to about 200 ⁇ m.
• the porous resin has a specific surface area in the range from about 50 to about 850 square meters per gram and pores having a diameter ranging from about 0.5 nm to about 100 nm.
• the porous resin is incorporated in a matrix.
• more than one type of functionalized porous resin can be used in the columns, cartridges, and the like of the present invention.
• the solute can be, e.g., any molecule having a hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or ionic interaction or a combination of two or three of these interactions.
• the solute is an organic compound of polarity suitable for adsorption onto the porous resin.
• solutes include, . e .g. , drugs, pesticides, herbicides, toxins and environmental pollutants, e.g., resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels or other industrial activity, such as metal-organic compounds comprising a heavy metal such mercury, lead or cadmium.
• the solutes can also be metabolites or degradation products of the foregoing materials.
• Solutes also include, e.g., biomolecules, such as proteins, peptides, hormones, polynucleotides, vitamins, cofactors, metabolites, lipids and carbohydrates .
• the solution e.g., can comprise water, an aqueous solution, or a mixture of water or an aqueous solution and a water-miscible polar organic solvent, e.g., methanol, ethanol, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide or acetonitrile .
• the solution is an acidic, basic or neutral aqueous, i.e., between about 1% and about 99% water by volume, solution.
• the solution comprising the solute can, optionally, further contain one or more additional solutes.
• the solution is an aqueous solution which includes a complex variety of solutes.
• Solutions of this type include, e.g., blood, plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid and other biological fluids, including, e.g., extracts of tissues, such as liver tissue, muscle tissue, brain tissue or heart tissue.
• extracts can be, e.g., aqueous extracts or organic extracts which have been dried and subsequently reconstituted in water or in a water/organic mixture.
• Solutions also include, e.g., ground water, surface water, drinking water or an aqueous or organic extract of an environmental sample, such as a soil sample.
• solutions include a food substance, such as a fruit or vegetable juice or milk or an aqueous or aqueous/organic extract of a food substance, such as fruit, vegetable, cereal or meat.
• a food substance such as a fruit or vegetable juice or milk
• an aqueous or aqueous/organic extract of a food substance such as fruit, vegetable, cereal or meat.
• Other solutions include, e.g., natural products extractions from plants and broths .
• the solution can be contacted with the porous resin in any fashion which allows sorption of the solute to the porous resin, such as a batch or chromatographic process.
• the solution can be forced through a porous polymer column, disk or plug, or the solution can be stirred with the porous resin, such as in a batch-stirred reactor.
• the solution can also be added to a porous resin-containing well of a microtiter plate.
• the porous resin can take the form of, e.g., beads or pellets.
• the solution is contacted with the porous resin for a time period sufficient for the solute of interest to substantially sorb onto the porous resin. This period is typically the time necessary for the solute to equilibrate between the porous resin surface and the solution.
• the sorption or partition of the solute onto the porous resin can be partial or complete.
• the porous resin is packed as particles within an open-ended container to form a solid phase extraction cartridge.
• the invention also includes a method for analytically determining the level of solute in a solution.
• a solution having a solute is contacted with a porous resin under conditions so as to allow sorption of the solute to the porous resin.
• the resin comprises at least one ion- exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component .
• the porous resin having the sorbed solute is washed with a solvent under conditions so as to desorb the solute from the porous resin.
• the level of the desorbed solute present in the solvent after the washing is analytically determined.
• the porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof.
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• the solution contacted with the porous resin can comprise the solute of interest in dilute form, e.g., at a concentration too low for accurate quantitation.
• a solution which includes the solute of interest can be prepared having a substantially higher concentration of the solute of interest than that of the original solution.
• the method can also result in solvent exchange, that is, the solute is removed from a first solvent and re-dissolved in a second solvent.
• Solvents which are suitable for desorbing the solute from the porous resin can be, e.g., polar water-miscible organic solvents, such as alcohols, e.g., methanol, ethanol or isopropanol, acetonitrile, acetone, and tetrahydrofuran, or mixtures of water and these solvents.
• the desorbing solvent can also be, e.g., a nonpolar or moderately polar water-immiscible solvent such as dichloromethane, diethylether, chloroform, or ethylacetate . Mixtures of these solvents are also suitable. Preferred solvents or solvent mixtures must be determined for each individual case.
• a suitable solvent can be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue experimentation, as is routinely done in chromatographic methods development (see, e.g.. McDonald and Bouvier, eds., Solid Phase Extraction Applications Guide and Bibliography, "A Resource for Sample Preparation Methods Development," 6th edition, Waters, Milford, MA (1995) ; Snyder and Kirkland, Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography, New York: J. Wiley and Sons (1974) ) .
• the level of the desorbed solvent present in the solvent can be analytically determined by a variety of techniques known to those skilled in the art, e.g., high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, gas chromatrography/mass spectrometry, or immunoassay.
• the invention also includes a solid phase extraction cartridge comprising a porous resin packed inside an open- ended container.
• the porous resin comprises at least one ion-exchange functional group, at least one hydrophilic polar component and at least one hydrophobic component.
• the porous resin is a compound of formula I and salts thereof discussed supra .
• the porous resin is a sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) .
• the container can be, e.g., a cylindrical container or column which is open at both ends so that the solution can enter the container through one end, contact the porous resin within the container, and exit the container through the other end.
• the porous resin can be packed within the container as small particles, such as beads having a diameter between about 3 ⁇ m and about 500 ⁇ m, preferably between about 20 ⁇ m and about 200 ⁇ m.
• the porous resin particles can be packed in the container enmeshed in a porous membrane .
• the container can be formed of any material which is compatible, within the time frame of the solid phase extraction process, with the solutions and solvents to be used in the procedure. Such materials include glass and various plastics, such as high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
• the container is cylindrical through most of its length and has a narrow tip at one end.
• One example of such a container is a syringe barrel .
• the amount of porous resin within the container is limited by the container volume and can range from about 0.001 g to about 50 kg, and preferably is between about 0.025 g and about 1 g.
• the amount of porous resin suitable for a given extraction depends upon the amount of solute to be sorbed, the available surface area of the porous resin and the strength of the interaction between the solute and the porous resin. This amount can be readily determined by one of ordinary skill in the art.
• the cartridge can be a single use cartridge, which is used for the treatment of a single sample and then discarded, or it can be used to treat multiple samples.
• This example illustrates the preparation of poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymers.
• a solution of 5.0 g hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (Methocel E15, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI) in 1000 mL water.
• a solution of 175 g divinylbenzene (DVB HP-80, Dow) , 102 g N-vinyl-2 -pyrrolidone (International Specialty Products, Wayne, NJ) , and 1.85 g azobisisobutyronitrile (Vazo 64, Dupont Chemical Co., Wilmington, DE) in 242 g toluene.
• the 80% purity divinylbenzene above may be substituted with other hydrophobic monomers such as styrene or ethylvinylbenzene , or lower purity grades of divrn lbenzene , but 80% purity divinyl -benzene is preferred.
• the N- vinylpyrrolidone above may be substituted with other hydrophilic monomers such as N-vinyl -pyridine, methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, acrylamide, or methacrylamide, but N-vinylpyrrolidone is preferred.
• the resulting biphasic mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature using sufficient agitation to form oil droplets of the desired micron size.
• the resulting suspension was then heated under moderate agitation to 70°C and maintained at this temperature for 20 hours.
• the suspension was cooled to room temperature, filtered and washed with methanol .
• the filter cake was then dried in vacuo for 16 hours at 80°C.
• the composition of the product polymer was determined by elemental analysis. Elemental analysis: N: 2.24%; mole percent N- vinylpyrrolidone: 20%.
• a series of poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) copolymers comprising about 13, 14, 16, and 22 mole percent N-vinylpyrrolidone was also prepared by this method by varying the starting ratio of the divinylbenzene and N-vinylpyrrolidone monomers.
• This example illustrates the preparation of sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) porous resins.
• Copolymers obtained from Example 1 preferably poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) , can be derivatized with sulfuric acid (95-98%, A.C.S. reagent, Aldrich, 25,810-5, Milwaukee, WI) .
• sulfuric acid 95-98%, A.C.S. reagent, Aldrich, 25,810-5, Milwaukee, WI
• OASIS ® HLB obtained from Waters Corp., Milford, MA
• Equation 1 Ion exchange capacity of copolymer
• the model compounds chosen were: acetaminophen, p-toluamide, caffeine, procainamide, ranitidine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, and m-toluidine. Structures of these model compounds are shown in Fig. 1.
• the mobile phase consisted of 40:60 methanol - 20 mM (NH 4 )H 2 P0 4 , pH 3.0 with NH 4 C1 as ionic stength modifier. Flow rate was 1.0 mL/min; temperature was 30°C. Injection volume was 5 ⁇ L. Each compound was individually injected. Detection was by UV at 254 nm.
• Figs. 2A and 2B show the effect of ionic strength on retention for unsulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) (Oasis ® HLB, Batch 6B) , and for a relatively highly sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) (Batch JJL03-100) (2.52 meq/g) .
• unsulfonated poly divininylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone
• Batch JJL03-100 relatively highly sulfonated poly
• Fig. 3 shows the effect of sulfonation of the resins on retention. 1M NH 4 C1 was used to minimize the retention times. The graph shows that neutral compounds decreased in retention with increasing sulfonation. For the basic compounds, retention increased with increasing sulfonation up to - 1 meq/g. However, at higher levels of sulfonation, retention again decreased.
• This example illustrates the effect of sulfonation of the resins on solid phase extraction (SPE) performance of the sulfonated resins.
• the following resins were used: Oasis ® HLB Batch #6B, JJL03-143, JJL03-124 and JJL03-100.
• SPE was performed using 30 mg of each sorbent in a 96-well plate configuration. The procedure was as follows. The cartridge/well was conditioned with 1 mL methanol (-1 mL/min) , and then equilibrated with 1 mL water. A 1 mL sample was loaded which consisted of either spiked phosphate buffered saline, or spiked porcine plasma.
• Samples were spiked to 10 ⁇ g/mL with acetaminophen, toluamide, caffeine and procainamide, and to 20 ⁇ g/mL with amphetamine, methamphetamine, and toluidine .
• the loaded samples were washed with 1 mL of 0.1 M HCl in water, then washed with 1 mL of methanol, and then eluted with 0.5 of 1 mL of methanol containing 2% NH 4 0H. All fractions after the equilibration were collected. 50 ⁇ L of 10 ⁇ g/mL ranitidine were added to each sample.
• the samples were evaporated to dryness under an N 2 stream in a heating block. Samples were then reconstituted with 1 mL of 20 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.0.
• Table 3 shows results from recoveries obtained on three different sorbents: Oasis ® HLB Batch 6B, JJL03-100 and JJL03-124.
• Protein in the basified methanol was found to be comparable for Oasis ® HLB, JJL03-100 and JJL03-124. As a comparison, these protein amounts were about 5-fold less than what is typically observed using the recommended SPE protocol ("Water Oasis ® HLB Extraction Cartridges and
• Example 5 Chloromethylation of poly (divinylbenzene-co-N- vinylpyrrolidone) porous resins.
• the agitator was a ground-glass shaft fitted through the proper Teflon bearing into the center opening atop the flask.
• the Teflon paddle was single-bladed.
• the agitation rate was adjusted to ensure adequate mixing.
• the paraformaldehyde was charged (see Table 5 for the amount of paraformaldehyde) .
• the reaction mixture was stirred for a certain period of time at constant temperature (see Table 5 for reaction time and temperature) .
• the reaction mixture was cooled, and the acid solution was filtered.
• the chloromethylated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymer was collected and washed with water until the pH of the slurry was > 5.0.
• the filter cake of chloromethylated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymer was then washed twice with methanol (HPLC grade, J.T. Baker, 9535-03, Phillipsburgh, NJ) and dried in vacuo for 15 hours at 80°C.
• the level of chloromethylation was determined by chlorine elemental analysis (Atlantic Microlab Inc., Norcross, GA) .
• the loading of chloromethyl groups (CH 2 C1) on the copolymer is listed in Table 5.
• Example 6 Amination of chloromethylated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) porous resins.
• Chloromethylated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) porous resins prepared as described in Example 5, were reacted with the following tertiary amines (all purchased from Aldrich Chemical, Milwaukee, WI) : Trimethylamine (TMA, 40 wt .
• a 250 mL, three-necked, round-bottom flask was fitted with a thermometer, agitator, condenser and reactor temperature control system.
• Trialkylamine was introduced into the flask (see Table 6 for the amount of the respective amine) , and the agitation and the temperature control were started.
• the agitator was a ground-glass shaft fitted through the proper Teflon bearing into the center opening atop the flask.
• the Teflon paddle was single-bladed.
• the chloromethylated pol divininylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone
• the reaction mixture was stirred for a certain period of time at constant temperature (see Table 6 for reaction time and temperature) .
• the reaction mixture was cooled, and the amine was filtered.
• the aminated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymer was collected and washed with water until the pH of the slurry was ⁇ 5.5.
• the filter cake of aminated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) copolymer was then washed twice with methanol (HPLC grade, J.T. Baker, 9535-03, Phillipsburgh, NJ) and dried in vacuo for 15 hours at 80°C.
• the level of amination was determined by titration.
• the amount of methylenetrialkylammonium groups (CH 2 NR 3 + Cl " ) on the copolymer is listed in Table 6.
• sulfonated poly (divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) can be used with a generic procedure for SPE of basic compounds. In addition, it can be used as a tool to perform class fractionation of neutral and basic compounds .

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