Separation and Micro Quantitative Determination of Dipterex and DDVP by Gas-Liquid Chromatography
Abstract A simple, rapid, and sensitive method was required for the determination of Dipterex and DDVP in water and insecticidal formulations. Existing methods were found to he unsatisfactory. This paper describes a rapid method for the gas chromatographic separation and estimation of Dipterex and DDVP in macro and micro amounts. The sodium thermionic detector (STD) was used, and the GLC conditions are described. A general method for extraction of the two compounds from water solutions was developed and applied in studying the rate of hydrolysis of Dipterex and DDVP in river water. A simple procedure has been developed for analysis of formulations of Dipterex and DDVP. Several commercial formulations have been analyzed by this method with a precision of 1–2% obtained under experimental conditions.