Chlorinated Derivatives of Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Related Compounds for Use as Reference Compounds in Method Development and Environmental Toxicology

Elizabeth R. Barnhart, Donald G. Patterson, David L. Ashley, Vince Maggio, Cynthia C. Alley, Louis R. Alexander, J. Hugh MacBride

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Analytical reference standards are not readily available for many of the chlorinated aromatic compounds that have been Identified as environmental contaminants. We used sulfuryl chloride preparations to chlorinate aromatic compounds thereby obtaining the congeners needed as reference standards for gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses. We used commercially available vialed reagents and small vessels (reaction vials) for the production of milligram quantities of the toxicants. With biphenyl, dibenzofuran, and dibenzo-p-dioxin, the major products were polychloro derivatives of the respective starting material. With biphenylene and pyrene, polychloro-substltutlon products and addition products were also obtained. Polar constituents of the reaction mixtures were removed on silica gel, and the products were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography and identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, and Infrared spectrometry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2248-2252
Number of pages5
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume59
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Chlorinated Derivatives of Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Related Compounds for Use as Reference Compounds in Method Development and Environmental Toxicology'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this