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A hollow microporous organic network as a fiber coating for solid-phase microextraction of short-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons

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A solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber coated with a hollow microporous organic network (H-MON) was fabricated for the analysis of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The sorbent was prepared by reacting tetra(4-ethynylphenyl)methane and 1,4-diiodobenzene using bis-(triphenylphosphine) palladium(II) as the catalyst in the presence of silica sphere templates, which then were removed by hydrofluoric acid. The SCCPs were quantified by GC-MS working in the negative chemical ionization mode. The H-MON has a high specific surface (701 m2·g−1) and microporosity (pore size <2 nm). Extraction temperature, extraction time, and ionic strength of the sample solutions were optimized by using the Box-Behnken design. The head-space SPME exhibits better extraction performance than the direct immersion mode. Under optimal working conditions, the detection limit (3 times of the standard deviation) is 0.03 ng·mL−1 in the water samples. Response is linear in the 0.05–10 ng·mL−1 concentration range. Repeatability and reproducibility, expressed as the relative standard deviations, ranged from 4.6 to 11.0%. The method was successfully applied in the analysis of SCCPs in water, sediments, organisms, and atmospheric particulate matter samples.

Schematic of the fabrication of a hollow microporous organic network (H-MON) on stainless steel fibers for use in SPME. The method was applied to the determination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in biological, environmental water and atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5) samples.

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Financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21777089), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2018MB040),Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (2017GSF17107, 2017CXGC0223 and 2018GSF117036), Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong Academy of Sciences, and Funds for Fostering Distinguished Young Scholar of Shandong Academy of Sciences are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Jingkun Li, Huijuan Li, Yanfang Zhao, Shanshan Wang, Xiangfeng Chen & Ru-Song Zhao

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Li, J., Li, H., Zhao, Y. et al. A hollow microporous organic network as a fiber coating for solid-phase microextraction of short-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons. Microchim Acta 185, 416 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-018-2955-7

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