Determination of thiodiglycol, a mustard gas hydrolysis product by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after tert-butyldimethylsilylation

A method for determining thiodiglycol (TDG), a mustard gas hydrolysis product in water, serum and urine samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after tert-butyldimethylsilylation (TBDMS) is described. Quantitation of TDG was performed by measuring the respective peak area on the extracted ion chromatogram of m/z 293, using an internal standard, the TDG homologue, thiodipropanol, peak area of which was measured as m/z 321. The presence of salts in the sample solution not only suppressed the loss of TDG by vaporization during the evaporation of water, but also facilitated the rate of production of di-silylated derivative, bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyoxylethyl)sulfide (TDG-(TBDMS)2). Under the pretreatment conditions used, in which 0.5 ml of water sample supplemented with 100 microM potassium chloride was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure, followed by reaction with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide at 60 degrees C for 1 h, TDG-(TBDMS)2 was reproducibly detected with about a 55% recovery and a limit of detection (LOD, scan mode, S/N = 3) of 5.4 ng/ml. TDG was also determined by GC-MS from a 0.5 ml serum sample (after perchloric acid deproteinization) and from a 0.1 ml urine sample, after TBDMS derivatization. The LOD was determined to be 7.0 and 110 ng/ml for serum and urine, respectively.     

醋酸酐衍生-气相色谱-质谱联用测定葡萄酒中的糖醇

建立了先采用醋酸酐衍生然后用气相色谱-质谱联用仪检测葡萄酒中糖醇的方法。在葡萄酒中加入吡啶涡旋混合均匀,以5000 r/min (4℃)离心10 min。取上清液过有机滤膜,加入吡啶、醋酸酐衍生。加无水硫酸钠吸水后,经DB-5MS毛细管气相色谱柱分离,在选择离子监测(SIM)模式下进行检测。各目标物在0.019~1.25 mg/L (乳糖醇在0.039~2.50 mg/L)范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r²)均大于0.99。赤藓糖醇、木糖醇、甘露糖醇、山梨糖醇、半乳糖醇和乳糖醇的定量限(信噪比(S/N)=10)分别为0.17、0.29、0.43、0.46、0.47和2.88 mg/L;检出限(S/N=3)分别为0.05、0.08、0.13、0.14、0.14和1.38 mg/L。在40 mg/L和80 mg/L加标水平下,6种糖醇在葡萄酒基质中的回收率为80.15%~108.75%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.16%~6.97%。该方法的灵敏度、准确度和精密度均符合相关的技术要求,适合于葡萄酒中糖醇含量的快速检测。     

Analysis of trimethylsilyl derivatization products of phosphatidylethanol by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

For the detection of rare phospholipid, phosphatidylethanol (PEt), GC-MS analysis method was adopted for the detection of derivatization products of PEt by N,O-bis (trimethylsilyl) trifluroacetamide (BSTFA). A re-structured molecule derived from PEt, ethyl bis (trimethylsilyl)-phosphate was found from search of Wiley database. This molecule can be used as a marker for PEt analysis. The molecular formula was C8H23O4PSi2 and weight of the formula was 270.09.     

Determination of 4-alkylphenols by novel derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A simple and sensitive method for the determination of alkylphenols in water samples has been developed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Alkylphenols were determined after the extractive derivatization with pentafluoropyridine. The derivatization of alkylphenols efficiently proceeded to give the corresponding 4-tetrafluoropyridyl derivatives under the biphasic reaction system. The derivatization conditions including the phase-transfer catalyst, the amount of pentafluoropyridine, the reaction time, the concentration of NaOH and organic solvent were optimized. On the mass spectra of these derivatives, intense specific ion peaks were observed: m/z 256 for 4-n-alkylphenols and m/z 284 for 4-tert.-alkylphenols. Calibration curves were linear in the range of 20-1000 ng/l (200-10,000 ng/l for nonylphenol), and the detection limits varied between 6.93 and 15.7 ng/l (85.2 ng/l for nonylphenol). The average recoveries of the alkylphenols in a fortified river water sample (100 ng/l except for nonylphenol: 1000 ng/l) ranged from 91.1 to 112%. The relative standard deviations were found to be between 5.6 and 16%. This method was successfully applied to the determination of alkylphenols in river water.     

Determination of iodide by derivatization to 4-iodo-N,N-dimethylaniline and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A real-time determination of iodide is proposed which involves the oxidation of iodide with 2-iodosobenzoate in the presence of N,N-dimethylaniline. The reaction is completed within 1 min to yield 4-iodo-N,N-dimethylaniline, which is extracted in cyclohexane and determined by GC-MS. It was also possible to determine iodine by derivatization in the absence of 2-iodosobenzoate, and iodate by its reduction with ascorbic acid to iodide and subsequent derivatization. A rectilinear calibration graph was obtained for 0.02-50 micrograms l-1 iodide with a correlation coefficient of 0.9998. The limit of detection was 8 ng l-1 iodide. The method was applied to the determination of iodate in iodized table salt and free iodide and total iodine in sea-water, and to spiked samples when the recovery was in the range 96.8-104.3% (RSD 1.9-3.6%). A sample clean-up by solid-phase extraction with a LiChrolut EN cartridge is proposed.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定电子产品中的四溴双酚-A

建立了电子产品中四溴双酚-A(TBBP-A)的气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)检测方法。样品经丙酮提取后挥发至干,经二氯甲烷重新溶解后,用碳酸钾溶液反提取,反提取液与乙酸酐衍生化反应。衍生产物经正己烷提取后,采用GC-MS进行分析。结果表明,方法的线性范围为0.25～5.0 mg/L,相关系数为0.996;方法的检出限为0.05 mg/kg;平均回收率为87.3%～104.1%,相对标准偏差为5.6%～8.5%。该方法准确、灵敏,可用于实际电子产品中四溴双酚-A的分析。     

Determination of naphthalenesulfonic acid isomers by large-volume on-line derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

This work presents a modified method to analyze polar and water-soluble naphthalene monosulfonic acid (NS) isomers in industrial effluents and river water samples. The method involves extraction of samples by a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer solid-phase extraction cartridge, and on-line derivatization in the GC injection port using a large-volume (10 microl) sample injection with tetrabutylammonium salts. The analytes were then identified and quantitatively determined by GC-MS. The large-volume injection-port derivatization technique provides sensitivity, fast and reproducible results for NS isomers, to quantitation at 0.05 microg/l in 200 ml of water sample. Enhanced extracted mass chromatograms of molecular ion and [M-56]+ ion of butylated NS isomers by electron impact ionization MS allows us to determine residues at trace levels in environmental samples. Recoveries of the NS isomers in spiked water samples ranged from 70 to 82% with RSDs around 10%. Naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid was found as a major pollutant and propagated in surface water and industrial effluents.     

静态顶空GC-MS法测定化妆品中的甲醛

建立了化妆品中甲醛的快速检测方法.采用自动顶空GC-MS法,优化顶空条件,选用叔丁醇作为内标,甲醛浓度在5.6～560μg/g范围内,线性良好(r=0.9995).甲醛的最低检出浓度为0.6μg/g,回收率90.23%～108.79%,RSD在4.3%～9.4%之间.     

Determination of nitrogen mustard hydrolysis products in rat urine samples using GC-MS

A gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method was developed, validated and demonstrated by measuring the levels of nitrogen mustard hydrolysis products in the urine collected from dosed rats. The recovery values for trimethylsilyl derivatives of EDEA and MDEA are between 82-95% and 88-112%, respectively. In vivo studies performed by using three different doses (0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, and 2.0 mg/kg) of HN2 base of nitrogen mustard. MDEA concentrations were between 43.1-232.2 ng/mL. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) values are 2.5 ng/mL and 1.6 ng/mL for EDEA and MDEA, respectively, and the precision of the method in terms of RSD is between 5-8%.     

Determination of low-molecular-weight dicarboxylic acids in atmospheric aerosols by injection-port derivatization and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A rapid and environmental-friendly injection-port derivatization with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was developed to determine selected low-molecular weight (LMW) dicarboxylic acids (from C2 to C10) in atmospheric aerosol samples. The parameters related to the derivatization process (i.e., type of ion-pair reagent, injection-port temperature and concentration of ion-pair reagent) were optimized. Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBA-OH) 20 mM in methanol gave excellent yield for di-butyl ester dicarboxylate derivatives at injection-port temperature at 300 °C. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) method instead of rotary evaporation was used to concentrate analytes from filter extracts. The recovery from filter extracts ranged from 78 to 95% with relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 12%. Limits of quantitation (LOQs) ranged from 25 to 250 pg/m³. The concentrations of di-carboxylated C2-C5 and total C6-C10 in particles of atmospheric aerosols ranged from 91.9 to 240, 11.3 to 56.7, 9.2 to 49.2, 8.7 to 35.3 and n.d. to 37.8 ng/m³, respectively. Oxalic acid (C2) was the dominant LMW-dicarboxylic acids detected in aerosol samples. The quantitative results were comparable to the results obtained by the off-line derivatization.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定橡胶和塑料制品中十溴二苯乙烷

建立了气相色谱-质谱联用仪测定橡胶和塑料制品中十溴二苯乙烷(DBDPE)的方法。以甲苯为提取溶剂,分离净化,采用气相色谱-质谱法(GC/MS)检测。结果表明:DBDPE的线性关系、检出限、回收率和精密度都较好,回收率在75.7%～102.2%之间,相对标准偏差小于10%,方法检出限为1 mg/kg。本方法适用于塑料和橡胶制品中DBDPE的测定。     

气相色谱-质谱联用法测定腌制水产品中的挥发性N-亚硝胺类化合物

建立了气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)快速测定腌制水产品中挥发性N-亚硝胺含量的分析方法。采用GC-MS测定了N-二甲基亚硝胺(NDMA)、N-二乙基亚硝胺(NDEA)、N-二丙基亚硝胺(NDPA)、N-亚硝基吡咯烷(NPYR)、N-亚硝基哌啶(NPIP)、N-二丁基亚硝胺(NDBA)6种化合物,考察了样品不同提取方法、不同固相萃取小柱、不同色谱柱对分离检测的影响。结果显示: 在10～1000 μg/L范围内,线性相关系数可达0.9998以上;重现性良好,相对标准偏差小于8%;回收率可达79%～105%;灵敏度高,检出限低,除NDPA为0.03 μg/kg外,其他5种N-亚硝胺为0.05 μg/kg。该方法前处理快速简捷,易于操作,适用于腌制水产品中N-亚硝胺残留量的检测工作。     

水相衍生-气相色谱-质谱法同时测定水产品中甲基汞和无机砷

建立了同时测定水产品中甲基汞和无机砷的水相衍生-气相色谱-质谱联用分析方法。采用6 mol/L盐酸超声辅助提取水产品中的甲基汞与无机砷,于-10℃冷冻离心后,提取液中的无机砷（As³⁺与As⁵⁺）与2,3-二巯基丙醇（BAL）溶液于35℃水浴中衍生反应30 min,用甲苯萃取衍生物与甲基汞,萃取前加入无水乙醇避免非脂成分进入有机相中,向甲苯萃取液中添加甲基汞的衍生剂四苯硼钠溶液（pH 3.6）。采用选择离子监测（SIM）模式,外标法测定水产品中的甲基汞与无机砷。结果表明,水产品中甲基汞与无机砷在5～2000 μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数（r）均大于0.999;检出限为0.7～3 μg/kg （S/N=3）。在10、100、1000 μg/kg加标水平下,方法加标回收率为80.0%～110.0%,相对标准偏差（n=6）为2.5%～9.4%。该方法操作简便、准确、灵敏度高,已成功应用于水产品中无机砷与甲基汞的食品污染物风险监测中。     

Determination of endogenous and synthetic glucocorticoids in human urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry following microwave-assisted derivatization

A complete screening and confirmation analytical method for the direct determination of six endogenous (cortisol, cortisone, deoxycorticosterone, tetrahydrocortisol, tetrahydrocortisone, tetrahydro-S) and 17 synthetic (amcinonide, betamethasone, desoximethasone, dexamethasone, fludrocortisone, flumethasone, flunisolide, flucinolone acetonide, flucinonide, fluprednisolone, flurandrenolide, fluorometholone, 6-methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone, triamcinolone, triamcinolone acetonide) glucocorticoids in human urine by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) is presented.The analytical technique comprises a pre-treatment procedure and the instrumental analysis of the trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives, performed by GC-MS (quadrupole) with electron impact (EI) ionization. The derivatization yields obtained by two different derivatizing mixtures, namely N-methyl-N(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTSFA):NH₄I:dithioerythritol (DTE) 1000:2:4 (usually indicated as TMSiodine); and N-trimethylsilylimidazole (TMSim):N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA):trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) 3:3:2, both under direct thermal heating and with microwave (MW) irradiation, were evaluated, also as a function of the temperature, of the MW power and of the incubation time.The highest yields of the derivatization process were obtained, for most of the compounds here considered, by a two-step procedure: a microwave-assisted derivatization stage (40 min in a microwave oven at 900 W emitted power), followed by a traditional heat transfer derivatization (1.5 h in a thermostated bath at 70 °C) with the derivatization mixture TMSim:BSA:TMCS 3:3:2. In these operating conditions, diagnostic EI-MS spectra of all considered glucocorticoids were obtained. Limits of detection (LOD) of synthetic glucocorticoids in urine ranged from 3 to 25 μg/l. The effectiveness of the method for the determination of glucocorticoids in urine was evaluated on spiked urine samples and on real samples obtained from patients under pharmacological treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids.Apart from the clinical monitoring of glucocorticoids in urine, the method can be applied as a complete screening + confirmation analytical protocol in antidoping tests for the detection of illicit administration of glucocorticoids by the athletes.     

Microwave-assisted derivatization of acidic herbicides for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Microwave radiation is used to speed up chemical derivatization. In the present study, three microwave-assisted techniques for the methylation of chlorophenoxy acid herbicides prior to analysis by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry are compared. Derivatization was performed with the catalysts sulphuric acid and boron trifluoride as well as with trimethylsilyldiazomethane. In order to establish optimized and stable conditions, a screening for statistically significant factors by means of experimental designs was carried out and supplemented by a careful optimization. Special emphasis has been given to an accurate validation to prove the performance of the techniques. Furthermore, all microwave-assisted methods were compared with their conventional analogues. The optimized methods are valid for routine analysis of different matrices such as water, soil, sediment or tissues, especially for high sample throughput since a simultaneous derivatization of up to 64 samples in one run is possible.     

GC-MS直接测定芥酸酰胺

通常衍生后的酰胺才能用气相色谱测定.在实验几种酰胺衍生化方法时发现衍生反应不彻底剩余的芥酸酰胺也能出峰.进一步实验表明:芥酸酰胺在295 ℃气化后可直接测定,该法以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯为内标,质量浓度在115.4～923.2 mg/L 范围内线性关系良好,样品回收率94.85%～98.04%,芥酸酰胺的检出限5.77 mg/L.     

衍生化气相色谱-质谱法测定玩具和食品接触材料中双酚A

建立了玩具和与食品接触的材料中双酚A的衍生化气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)检测方法。通过索氏萃取富集样品中的双酚A,与乙酸酐反应,终产物用GC-MS进行测定。优化了衍生化时间、衍生化试剂用量等衍生化条件。在最佳条件下,双酚A衍生物稳定且峰形良好,在0.05～50 mg/L范围内,相关系数(r2)在0.999以上。在0.05、1.00、10.00 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,双酚A的加标回收率为80%～93%,相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于3.7%;检出限(以信噪比(S/N)=3计)为10 μg/kg。该方法精密度好、回收率高,可用于玩具和食品接触材料中双酚A的定量检测。     

Determination of selenoamino acids by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

The application of the recently introduced ethylchloroformate derivatization method for the separation and determination of selenomethionine and selenocystein in selenium-enriched yeast and yeast-free tablets by means of a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) system has been studied. The efficiency of three methods for the extraction of selenomethionine from the tablets were compared. Total selenium content of the same tablets were measured using inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-MS and it was found that in the selenized yeast tablets about 80% of the total selenium is present as selenomethionine. The results were in agreement with the values in the labels and with the literature. The accuracy of the total selenium analysis was controlled by the analysis of a reference material.     

Determination of anti-inflammatory drugs in water samples, by in situ derivatization, solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

In this work, the reactions of various copper ions with 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[5-(1,3,3-trimethyl-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-ylidene)-penta-1,3-dienyl]-3H-indolium--more commonly known as dimethylindodicarbocyanine polymethyne dye (DIDC)--as well as the application of the results obtained for the development of a spectrophotometric method for the determination of Cu(I), Cu(II) and Cu(III) are described. Cu(I) and Cu(II) in the presence of chloride ions and DIDC reagent are extractable by a variety of organic solvents. It is important to emphasize that Cu(I) was extracted under considerably different experimental conditions than Cu(II). The optimum conditions for the extraction of the Cu ion associates with DIDC by amyl acetate and the determination of Cu(I) and Cu(II) were found to be: pH 3-5 and pH 3-6 and chloride concentrations of 0.5-0.8 mol L(-1) and 3-6 mol L(-1) for Cu(I) and Cu(II), respectively. The molar absorptivities for Cu(I) and Cu(II) are 1.8x10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1) and 1.2x10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1), respectively. A reaction mechanism is suggested. Cu(III) does not extract in the presence of chloride ions. However, Cu(III) is a strong oxidative agent which can cause the decolourisation of the DIDC reagent. The optimum conditions for Cu(III) determination were found to be: 2x10(-5) mol L(-1) DIDC; pH 8; water:acetone 4:1 medium. The developed procedures were tested for the determination of Cu(I), Cu(II) and Cu(III) in semiconductor samples.