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Daicel provides pharmaceutical and related industries with enantiomeric separation products and services. The company develops and supplies Daicel® chiral columns for High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) systems which are used in numerous applications, including analytical, preparative and pilot scale separations. Daicel also develops and supplies bulk chiral stationary phase media for process scale chromatographic separations. Custom separation services are performed using both single column (elution) systems and Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) systems for custom separations.
Daicel® HPLC chiral columns are identified by the trademarks CHIRALCEL®, CHIRALPAK®, and CROWNPAK®, and have become recognized worldwide as the leading chromatography products for enantiomeric analysis and the separation of chiral compounds. All Daicel chromatography phases are manufactured in a cGMP facility. Chromatography phases are supplied in bulk containers for introduction into large, production scale columns

A Daicel chiral HPLC column has two remarkable performance characteristics that separate it from all others: wide selectivity and a truly dynamic loading capacity. The combination of the two provides you with a powerful tool that is unique in the industry.
Excellent resolution of racemates:
Daicel chiral columns represent the most effective means of analyzing chiral compounds and obtaining pure enantiomers, i.e., to levels of >99% enantiomeric excess.
Fast, easy method development:
Samples often require no prior derivatization, and Daicel chiral columns can be used directly on standard HPLC or Supercritical Fluid Chromatography instrumentation.
Columns are durable and long lasting:
Daicel chiral columns exhibit a dynamic loading capacity and have been in continual use by a large number of laboratories.
Smooth transition from laboratory to development, pilot plant and production:
Daicel chiral columns offer the ability to scale up in a linear fashion, minimizing changes in methodology and operating conditions.

The Daicel Application Guide contains over 470 examples of chiral separations by liquid chromatography.
All the applications listed were developed using commercially available compounds, the majority of which have therapeutic properties. These separations are organized in a database that allows search and browse facilities.
The database has been developed to assist analysts in finding the correct DAICEL phase for a chiral separation and hence it includes separations using the new CHIRALPAK® IA, IB, QD-AX and QN-AX columns as well as separations on the more commonly used DAICEL 5 micron (- H series) normal phase and reverse phase columns.
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CHIRALPAK® IA The first imobilised amylose column which expands the application coverage of this polysaccharide support and broadens the choice of mobile phases that may be used in chiral chromatography. The extended choice of solvents opens up new possibilities for unique selectivities in the separation of enantiomers, together with enhanced solubility of samples.
CHIRALPAK® AD The most versatile chiral column available. Use on compounds with aromatic, amide, carbamate, ester groups, alkyl amines, and compounds with multiple stereogenic sites.
CHIRALPAK® AS If no separation is observed on CHIRALPAK AD, this column should be tested second. Particularly appropriate for ß lactams, glycidol derivatives, epoxides, acids, natural products and heterocyclic compounds with a chiral centre on the ring.
CHIRALCEL® OD If CHIRALPAK AD shows some resolution, this column may provide improved separation. Particularly effective for beta blockers, compounds with similar functionality, steroids. Examples: alprenolol, atenolol, flavanone, metoprolol, oxprenolol, pindolol and propranolol.
CHIRALCEL® OJ If CHIRALPAK AS shows an indication of separation then this column should also be evaluated. Particularly appropriate for the following (and compounds with similar structures): ibuprofen, ketamine, methadone, nicotine, steroids, acebutolol, albuterol, chlophedianol, mianserin, and other compounds with a bulky substituent at the chiral centre.
CHIRALCEL® OA Speciality column, particularly if the chemical is a low molecular weight racemate.
CHIRALCEL® OB Test on compounds that show some indication of separation on CHIRALPAK ASA or CHIRALCEL OJ. Examples: benzoin, 1,3 diacetoxybutane 2-acetoxy-3-phenylpropane, a-phenylethanol, 2-phenylcyclohexanone.
CHIRALCEL® OC Speciality column to resolve compounds that show partial resolution on CHIRALPAK AD and/or CHIRALCEL OD.
CHIRALCEL® OF Speciality column to resolve compounds that are not separated on the more versatile "Gold Medal" columns. Especially suited for prostaglandins. Note that this is a very retentive column.
CHIRALCEL® OG Speciality column, especially suited for compounds with partial separation on CHIRALCEL OD and CHIRALCEL OC.
CHIRALCEL® OK Speciality column to resolve compounds that are not separated on the more versatile "Gold Medal" columns. Note that this is a very retentive column.
CHIRALCEL® CA-1 Suitable for compounds with aromatic and carbonyl groups.
CHIRALCEL® OB-H Use to resolve compounds that require higher number of plates than available with CHIRALCEL OB column.
CHIRALCEL® OD-H Use to resolve compounds that require higher number of plates than with CHIRALCEL OD column.
CHIRALCEL® OD-RH Reversed phase type of CHIRALCEL OD. Can be used with neutral, acidic and basic compounds, including verapamil, propranolol, pindolol, diphenylethylamine, and other compounds separated in normal phase on CHIRALCEL OD.
CHIRALCEL® OJ-RH Reversed phase type of CHIRALCEL OJ. Can be used with neutral, acidic and basic compounds, including ibuprofen, flurbiprofen, 1-(1 -naphthyl) ethanol, 1 -(1 -naphthyl) ethylamine, and most of the compounds separated in normal phase on CHIRALCEL OJ.
CROWNPAK® CR Amino acids and compounds with a primary amino group, near an asymmetric center, including dipeptides. The CROWNPAK CR (-) provides reverse order of elution relative to CROWNPAK CR (+).
CHIRALPAK® OP(+) Compounds possessing an aromatic group; Examples: Troger’s base, tocopherol acetate.
CHIRALPAK® OT(+) Compounds possessing an aromatic group; Examples: binaphthol, salithione.
CHIRALPAK® MA(+) a-hydroxy carboxylic acids, a-amino acids.
CHIRALPAK® WE Amino acid derivatives, including alanine, lysine.
CHIRALPAK® WH Amino acid derivatives, including histadine, valine, phenylalanine.
CHIRALPAK® WM Amino acid derivatives.