Gas-Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Oxydemeton-Methyl in Commercial Formulations
Abstract Flame ionization gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) with a 10% DC-200 on 80-100 mesh Gas-Chrom Q column is used for the rapid determination of oxydemeton-methyl in commercial formulations. The detector response is linear for 1.0–10.0 μg oxydemeton-methyl, with a sensitivity of 4 ng. The column was stabilized before analysis by injection of a lecithin solution. Samples were diluted with chloroform and injected; peak height ratios were used for quantitation with fluoranthrene as the internal standard. Carbaryl was removed from mixed formulations by silica gel chromatography, oxydemeton- methyl was eluted with methanolchloroform (2+98), and the eluate was collected for infrared (IR) and GLC analyses. Methoxychlor and Karathane were removed by chromatography on Florisil before IR analysis. GLC results compare favorably with those for IR, with recoveries ranging from 98.44 to 102.88% for spiked formulations.