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A simple and sensitive method has been developed for the liquid chromatographic determination of short-chain aliphatic amines in water. Analytes are retained in solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges, and then derivatized by drawing an aliquot of the fluorogeneic reagent 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC) through the cartridges. After a certain reaction time the derivatives formed are desorbed with acetonitrile. The collected extracts are then chromatographed on a LiChrospher 100 RP18 125 mm×4 mm i.d., 5 μm, column using an acetonitrile-water gradient. The influence of experimental conditions (SPE material, volume of sample, concentration of FMOC, time of reaction and pH) has been investigated. Optimal results have been obtained with C18 SPE cartridges using a sample volume of 5.0 mL. For derivatization, 0.25 mL aliquots of 25 mM FMOC have been used, the reaction time being only 2 min. The method has been applied to the quantification of several aliphatic amines: methylamine, ethylamine, dimethylamine,n-butylamine,n-pentylamine andn-hexylamine. Under the proposed conditions the percentages of analytes retained plus derivatized were of about 54–107% compared to those obtained with direct solution derivatization. The method provided good reproducibility, linearity and accuracy within the 0.050–1.0 mg L−1 concentration range. The limits of detection were in the 0.25–5.0 μg L−1 range. The utility of the described approach has been tested by analysing tap water, river water and industrial waste water.
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Verdú-Andrés, J., Campíns-Falcó, P. & Herráez-Hernández, R. Liquid chromatographic determination of aliphatic amines in water using solid support assisted derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate. Chromatographia 55, 129–134 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02492132
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