High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Chlorophacinone in Formulations
Abstract A simple and rapid method is described determining for 2- ((p-chlorophenyl) phenylacetyl-1,3- indandione (chlorophacinone) in rodenticides formulated as tracking powders and whole grain and crushed grain baits. The bait is extracted with methanol containing an internal standard, and the extract is injected into a high pressure liquid chromatograph. The sample is analyzed by reverse phase chromatography on octadecyl (C18) bonded to glass beads with a mobile phase of methanolwater (35+65) plus 0.75% NH4OH. A 5 μL injection containing 240 ng benzophenone internal standard and 77 ng chlorophacinone produces half scale peaks at 280 nm with a full scale absorbance of 0.01 absorbance unit. Two formulations and a spiked sample were analyzed by the method. Recovery as determined by peak area was >97%.