Determination of carbonyl compounds in air by electrochromatography

A new analytical procedure based on electrochromatography was developed for the separation and quantitation of 14 aldehydes and ketones (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, acrolein, propionaldehyde, butanone, crotonaldehyde, isobutyraldehyde/butyraldehyde, 2-pentenaldehyde, isovaleraldehyde, valeraldehyde, benzaldehyde and hexanaldehyde) in ambient air currently to be regulated by the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department. A volatile mobile phase using ammonium acetate compatible with mass spectrometry detection was developed and optimized as follows. Methanol: acetonitrile: aqueous buffer (4 mM ammonium acetate) = 65:5:30% v/v. With electrokinetic injection at 5 kV for 2 s, aqueous buffer pH adjusted to 8, applied voltage controlled at 25 kV, and detection at 360 nm in a fused-silica column packed with 3 microm ODS, a satisfactory separation was obtained for the 14 carbonyl compounds investigated. The working ranges in acetonitrile solution were found to vary from 0.25 to 79 mg/L with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.99, detection limits from 0.10 to 0.63 mg/L, and precision (relative standard deviation, n = 3) from 2.3 to 9.2%. Under an air flow rate of 0.3 L/min for a sampling time of 1 h, the working ranges varied from 0.030 to 11,000 microg/m3 and detection limits from 0.011 to 0.084 microg/ m3. The method has been successfully applied to monitor three carbonyl compounds in four urban and rural sites in Hong Kong and gave hourly readings of three carbonyl compounds for all the sites investigated with a separation time less than 25 min.     

Determination of gaseous carbonyl compounds by their pentafluorophenyl hydrazones with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

A sensitive and reliable method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 20 airborne carbonyl compounds in the C₁-C₁₀ range. The carbonyls were collected onto solid sorbent coated with pentafluorophenyl hydrazine (PFPH), followed by solvent extraction and gas chromatographic (GC)/mass spectrometric (MS) analysis of the PFPH derivatives. The sorbent is packed into two separate sections in a glass sampling tube. The two-section design allows convenient checking of collection efficiency and breakthrough. The sampling tube, with a coating amount of 971 nmol PFPH per 100 mg Tenax TA and operated at a sampling flow rate of 80 mL min⁻¹, collects the 20 carbonyls with efficiencies above 95%. Hexane extracts the collected carbonyls in their PFPH derivatives in the sampling tube with better than 95% extraction efficiency. It is necessary to let the sampling tube sit at ambient temperature for 3 days before solvent extraction to ensure complete derivatization of the carbonyls. The limits of detection (LODs) of the tested carbonyls are in the range of 3.7-11.6 ng per sample. The method has been field-tested both in ambient environment and in an indoor environment from burning mosquito-repellent incense. Eighteen carbonyls were detected in the ambient air samples with the exception of o-tolualdehyde and m-tolualdehyde, while all the 20 target carbonyls were found in the incense smoke. Compare field test with classical DNPH-HPLC/UV method, good agreement exited between the two methods for lower molecular carbonyls but PFPH method is found to be a better analytical method for determination of high molecular weight carbonyls.     

固相萃取毛细管气相色谱法测定卷烟滤嘴中7种挥发性羰基化合物

建立了SPE-GC测定卷烟滤嘴中7种挥发性羰基化合物,采用2,4-二硝基苯肼酸性溶液捕集滤嘴中挥发性羰基化合物,捕集液经Waters C18固相萃取小柱纯化和富集,用GC检测.7种羰基化合物检出限分别为0.02、 0.07、 0.04、 0.03、 0.03、 0.02、 0.03 μg/mL;回收率范围在92.0%～99.5%之间;相对标准偏差均小于5%.方法应用于国内5种烤烟型卷烟滤嘴的分析,得到理想结果.     

Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds in diesel exhaust emissions

Exhaust emissions from a recent model heavy-duty diesel vehicle (city bus) in a chassis dynamometer were measured during a transient driving cycle. Particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and gaseous carbonyls, substances that create health hazards and are, as yet, unregulated were collected, the former on filters and the latter on dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH)-coated silica cartridges and analysed by GC-MS and HPLC, respectively. PAH emission rates decreased with the number of benzene fused rings. They averaged 0.2 mg km(-1) for a total of 11 PAHs ranging from fluoranthene to benzo(ghi)perylene. Fluoranthene and pyrene accounted for 90% of total PAHs. The sum of emission rates of C1 approximately C6 carbonyls averaged 174 mg km(-1), even if formaldehyde alone represented approximately 70% of the total carbonyl mass, followed by acetaldehyde (13%). Results obtained were compared with emission data reported in previous studies.     

Determination of carbonyl compounds in the low ppb-range by capillary electrophoresis

Summary A new method for analysing carbonyls (aldehydes and ketones) by capillary electrophoresis (CE) is described. The carbonyls are derivatized with DNSH [5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulphonehydrazide, Dansylhydrazine] to form detectable compounds and also to form negative charged molecules (buffer pH 7.1). Detection is carried out by UV or, alternatively, by fluorescence. Eight carbonyls are separated in less than 8 min. Electrokinetic injection is made by using a new experimental set-up. The electroendosmatic flow (EOF) is reversed during sample injection by pressure. Results are compared with HPLC-analysis as the most common method in carbonyl analysis.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

Determination of volatile carbonyl compounds in clean air

Summary An improved analytical procedure has been developed for the detection of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone and other volatile carbonyls in clean air. For sampling, 2,4-dinitrophenyl-hydrazine (DNPH) coated silica gel cartridges were used. DNPH reacts with carbonyls and forms carbonyl hydrazones which are extracted with acetonitrile and subsequently separated by reversed phase HPLC. Sampling flow rates up to 3.5 l/min were tested. The quantification limit of the complete sampling and analytical procedure is 60 ng carbonyl which corresponds to a mixing ratio of 1 ppbv HCHO in a 45 l air sample taken during a sampling time of 13 min. Carbonyl mixing ratios down to 0.1 ppbv can be determined. The collection efficiency and the elution recovery range between 96 and 100%; the precision is ±5% for HCHO and ±4% for CH₃CHO at mixing ratios of 1 ppbv. This technique can also be applied for the determination of aldehydes and ketones in the aqueous phase, e.g. cloud and fog water. In this case, carbonyls were converted to hydrazones simply by mixing the aqueous sample with an acidified DNPH solution. After 40 min reaction time, the hydrazones were analysed by HPLC. The detection limit was 0.2 mol HCHO/l. Possible interference caused by ozone and NO₂ was eliminated by using KI filters connected in series with the DNPH-coated cartridges. The analytical procedure was tested at a mountain measuring station and proved to be a suitable method for monitoring carbonyl compounds in clean air.     

Determination of carbonyl compounds in air by HPLC using on-line analyzed microcartridges,fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection

Summary Sensitive and selective detection of dansylhydrazones of atmospheric carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) can be achieved using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence or chemiluminescence detection. The carbonyl compounds are derivatized by drawing air through small glass cartridges packed with porous glass particles impregnated with dansylhydrazine. After sampling, the contents of the cartridges are analyzed on-line by using a small plug of water (200 L) to transfer and focus the hydrazone derivatives at the head of a HPLC column. Greatly increased sensitivity over traditional methods derives from 1) analysis of the entire contents of the sampling cartridge, and 2) detection by fluoresence or peroxyoxalate chemilum-inescence. Results are compared for photo-initiated and H₂O₂-initiated peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence. This novel and practical system enables the detection of sub-ppbv concentrations of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone and higher carbonyls in air using relatively short sampling times.     

Determination of carbonyl compounds in beer by derivatisation and headspace solid-phase microextraction in combination with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry

Headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry was applied for quantification of 41 chemically diverse carbonyl compounds in beer. Therefore, in-solution derivatisation with o-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) combined with SPME was optimised for fibre selection, PFBHA concentration, extraction temperature and time and ionic strength. Afterwards, the method was calibrated and validated successfully and extraction efficiency was compared to sampling with on-fibre derivatisation. In-solution derivatisation enabled the detection of several compounds that were poorly extracted with on-fibre derivatisation such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, acrolein, hydroxyacetone, acetoin, glyoxal and methylglyoxal. Others, especially (E)-2-nonenal, were extracted better with on-fibre derivatisation.     

改进的固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定土壤中15种醛酮类化合物北大核心CSCD

建立了改进的固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定土壤中甲醛、乙醛、丙烯醛、丙酮、丙醛、丁烯醛、丁醛、苯甲醛、异戊醛、正戊醛、邻-甲基苯甲醛、间-甲基苯甲醛、对-甲基苯甲醛、正己醛和2,5-二甲基苯甲醛等15种醛酮类化合物的分析方法。利用乙腈对土壤进行超声提取,样品提取液与2,4-二硝基苯肼(2,4-DNPH)进行衍生化反应,生成稳定的腙类化合物;随后利用装有亲水亲脂平衡的N-乙烯基吡咯烷酮/二乙烯基苯共聚物填料的固相萃取小柱(Welchrom^(■)BRP)对衍生后的溶液进行净化;采用Ultimate^(■)XB-C_(18)色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)进行分离,以乙腈-水(65∶35,v/v)为流动相进行等度洗脱,于波长360 nm处进行检测,利用外标法对土壤中15种醛酮类化合物进行定量。该方法改进了环境标准HJ 997-2018《土壤和沉积物醛、酮类化合物的测定高效液相色谱法》中试样的处理方法,优化后得到土壤的最佳提取条件,即:提取溶剂为乙腈,提取温度为30℃,提取时间为10 min。结果表明:采用BRP小柱的净化效果明显优于普通硅胶基质C_(18)小柱,15种醛酮类化合物在各自的范围内线性关系良好,线性相关系数均在0.996以上;平均加标回收率为84.6%~115.9%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.2%~5.1%;检出限为0.02~0.06 mg/L。该方法简便,灵敏度高,准确性好,适用于HJ 997-2018中规定的土壤和沉积物中15种醛酮类化合物的准确定量分析,为研究土壤中醛酮类化合物的残留状况和环境行为提供了可靠的技术支持。     

Determination of 11 low-molecular-weight carbonyl compounds in marine algae by high-performance liquid chromatography

A new analytical method is reported for the determination of 11 volatile carbonyl compounds isolated at room temperature from the headspace of marine algae. This method is based on the conversion of the carbonyl compounds to their 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone derivatives followed by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Using this method, 11 carbonyl compounds are detected and identified from the dynamic headspace sampling of 10 species of marine algae. Eight compounds are quantitated and the three remaining are only identified. Under optimized conditions, all carbonyl compounds are separated in 32 min. The detection and quantitation limits of the high-performance liquid chromatography method are, respectively, in the range of 0.26-0.85 ng/g of algae (formaldehyde) to 13.77-45.90 ng/g of algae (E)-2-hexenal. The calibration curves are linear in the concentration range of 2.0-1000 microg/L of solution, corresponding to 0.34-170.00 ng/g of algae. Acetaldehyde and propanal are the most abundant carbonyl compounds identified, with concentrations as high as 980 and 790 ng/g, respectively. The present work, as far as we know, is the first analytical methodology that has been developed to determine low-molecular-weight carbonyl compounds in marine algae. Because many species of marine algae are used as human food, the reported method should be useful to investigators studying the nutritional value as well as oxidative spoilage of fresh and preserved marine algae that is destined for human consumption.     

Reductive coupling of carbonyl compounds to pinacols by using low-valent cerium

Aldehydes and ketones, on treatment with a low-valent cerium reagent, undergo reductive dimerization to produce the corresponding pinacols in high yield.     

Determination of volatile organic compounds in water using ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction followed by gas chromatography

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are toxic compounds in the air, water and land. In the proposed method, ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction (USAEME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) has been developed for the extraction and determination of eight VOCs in water samples. The influence of each experimental parameter of this method (the type of extraction solvent, volume of extraction solvent, salt addition, sonication time and extraction temperature) was optimized. The procedure for USAEME was as follows: 15 μL of 1-bromooctane was used as the extraction solvent; 10 mL sample solution in a centrifuge tube with a cover was then placed in an ultrasonic water bath for 3 min. After centrifugation, 2 μL of the settled 1-bromooctane extract was injected into the GC-MS for further analysis. The optimized results indicated that the linear range is 0.1-100.0 μg/L and the limits of detection (LODs) are 0.033-0.092 μg/L for the eight analytes. The relative standard deviations (RSD), enrichment factors (EFs) and relative recoveries (RR) of the method when used on lake water samples were 2.8-9.5, 96-284 and 83-110%. The performance of the proposed method was gauged by analyzing samples of tap water, lake water and river water samples.     

Polymerization photosensitized by carbonyl compounds

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene photosensitized by acetone, aldehydes, ethyl pyruvate, 2,3-butanedione, and 2,3-pentanedione has been investigated and the effect of several additives (carbon tetrachloride, cumene, diethyl amine, triethyl amine, 2-pentanol, and tetrahydrofuran) on initiation efficiency has been evaluated. The initiation efficiency of a given system depends on several factors, the most important of which are the relative rates of quenching by the monomers and the additives and type of product obtained.     

Determination of the water content in organic compounds by gas chromatography using back flush technique

Summary A technique has been developed for the determination of water in various organic compounds by gas chromatography using back-flush. Relative standard deviations were in the range of 0.2 to 3%. Comparison with Karl Fischer titration showed consistently better precision of the new technique, in particular for water contents of more than 50%.     

Mechanisms of nucleophilic reactions of carbonyl compounds in the gas phase and in a solution

The effect of substituents on nucleophilic addition at the C=O bond, which occurs by the mechanism of intramolecular proton transfer, has been studied by the quantum-chemical MNDO/H method. The effect of nucleophiles and substituents at the carbonyl C atom in the gas phase is opposite to that in solution. Strengthening of the bond between the nucleophile and the carbonyl compound as the result of the transfer of electron density to the carbonyl C atom results in the stabilization of the tetrahedral bipolar adduct. In the formation of an adduct with a strong nucleophile the geometry of the transition state (TS) is closer to that of the reaction product, whereas in the case of a weak nucleophile it is similar to that of the initial reagents. Attack by a weak nucleophile and electron-donating groups at the carbonyl C atom favor the situation in which the reaction system achieves a TS earlier and proton transfer occurs with a low activation barrier.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 227–230, February, 1994.     

Asymmetric alkylation of carbonyl compounds with lithium or sodium tetraalkylaluminates modified by chiral aminoalcohols

Asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde and acetophenone by modified aluminium “ate” complexes are reported. LiAlMe₄, NaAlEt₄, LiAln-Bu₄, NaAln-Bu₄ modified by either (?)-N-methylphedrin or (+)cinchonine or (?)quinine were used.Using hydrocarbon solvents and sometimes under nickel catalysis the treatment of carbonyl compounds by modified “ate· complexes produced chiral alcohols with both chemical and optical good yields. NaAlEt₄ modified by (?)-N-methylephedrin reacted with benzaldehyde to give S(?)1-phenyl-1 propanol in 20% enantiomeric excess. The same reagent reacted with acetophenone to give S(?)2-phenyl-2 butanol in 33% e.e. NaAln-Bu₄ modified by (?)-N-methylephedrin reacted with benzaldehyde to give S(?)1-phenyl-1-pentanol in 27% e.e. or with acetophenone to give (?)2-phenyl-2-hexanol in 44% e.e.Since a wide range of new asymmetric alkylating reagents has been obtained from aluminium “ate” complexes and chiral compounds, it can be assumed that the method described could be useful to synthetise chiral alcohols with high optical yield.     

Determination of higher carbonyl compounds in used frying fats by HPLC of DNPH derivatives

In current analytical practice, simple methods are required for assessing the quality of a deep-frying fat after some time of use. Therefore, a new procedure was developed for the fast and selective determination of higher carbonyl compounds, i.e., those triglycerides resulting from the oxidation and/or oxidative cleavage of double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids. For analysis, a fat sample is dissolved in a 1-butanol/toluene mixture containing 6-undecanone as an internal standard. Aldehydes and ketones present are allowed to react with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) in acidic solution for at least 1 h at room temperature. The mixture is injected directly onto a reversed phase HPLC column that is eluted with a very steep gradient between methanol and tert-butylmethyl ether (TBME) and is fitted with a UV detector set at 370 nm. In this way, the DNPH derivatives of all higher carbonyl compounds are eluted as one single peak. The result is calculated as milliequivalents of carbonyls per kg of fat (meq kg(-1)). The method takes a minimum of time and reagents and only requires the usual equipment.     

Reductive coupling of carbonyl compounds using lanthanum metal

We found that lanthanum metal was an excellent agent for the reduction of carbonyl compounds in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine. When carbonyl compounds were treated with lanthanum metal in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine, the reductive coupling of the carbonyl compounds proceeded efficiently to afford the corresponding vic‐diols in moderate to good yields. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 11:81–85, 2000     

热脱附-气相色谱-质谱法应用于工业源废气中挥发性有机物的目标和非目标筛查

建立了固相吸附热脱附-气相色谱-质谱(TD-GC-MS)综合筛查工业源废气中挥发性有机物(VOCs)的方法。对两种型号的固相吸附管进行了比较,最终选择使用Tenax SS TD Tubes吸附管。气体样品以恒定流速通过吸附管,富集分析物,经热脱附后,用GC-MS进行检测,目标化合物以内标法定量,非目标化合物的含量以甲苯的响应系数计算。方法检出限为1.06~5.44 ng,以采样体积300 mL计算,目标化合物的检出限为0.004~0.018 mg/m~3。吸附管平均加标回收率为78.4%~89.4%,相对标准偏差为3.9%~14.4%(n=7)。应用该方法对大连市某垃圾焚烧发电厂排放的废气进行VOCs目标及非目标化合物综合筛查,共检出29种VOCs,其中仅5种VOCs为预先设定的目标化合物,另外24种为非目标化合物,5种目标化合物含量仅占所有检出物总量的26.7%。证明了工业源废气VOCs分析中非目标化合物筛查的重要性,该研究思路对完整测定工业源挥发性有机污染物分布具有一定的借鉴意义。