| Abstract: | Abstract High pressure liquid chromatography was used to separate and determine quantitatively the following groups of sulfur compounds: thiols, sulfides, disulfides, sulfones, isothiocyanates, thioamides, and thioureas. Amperometric and UV detectors were compared; for thiols, thioureas, isothiocyanates, and thioamides, the former was generally more sensitive. With the exception of alkyl and cycloalkyl sulfides, the liquid chromatographic method can be used for the analysis of the investigated sulfur compounds below the ppm range. The method developed was compared to gas chromatography with flame photometric detection. The latter was found to be superior for the analysis of alkyl and cycloalkyl thiols, sulfides and disulfides of molecular weight below 200, whereas the former was more suitable for the analysis of aromatic thiols, sulfides and disulfides, as well as thioamides, isothiocyanates, and thioureas. Both methods were equivalent for the analysis of aromatic sulfones. |
