ISSN:
1612-1112
Keywords:
Column liquid chromatography
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Selenonium and arsonium cations
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AAS detection
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Chromatographic optimization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary Optimal mobile phase compositions were determined for the separation of selenonium ions [trimethylselenonium, (2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylselenonium and (2-acetoxyethyl)dimethylselenonium] and, separately, for arsonium ions (tetramethylarsonium, arsenobetaine, and arsenocholine) by HPLC with detection by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Surface response methodologies were used to predict the variations in detector response (peak area), capacity factors, and selectivities as a function of the mobile phase composition. For selenonium analytes, a mixture of triethylammonium and trimethylsulfonium ions in the methanol-1% acetic acid mobile phase provided a compromise between resolving power and chromatographic efficiency. By contrast, optimum chromatography of the arsonium analytes was obtained by replacing onium additives in the mobile phase by picrylsulfonic acid. For both selenonium and arsonium analytes, the dominant interaction with the stationary phase was with residual silanols and improvements to the chromatographic performance of these analytes resulted in appreciable decreases in their limits of detection.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02262393
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