Multispectral identification of alkyl and chloroalkyl phosphates from an industrial effluent

Multispectral techniques (gas chromatography combined with low and high resolution electron-impact mass spectrometry, low and high resolution chemical ionization mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) were used to identify 13 alkyl and chloroalkyl phosphates in a water sampl...

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Published in:Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 1991-01, Vol.2 (5), p.419-426
Main Authors: Thruston, Alfred D., Richardson, Susan D., McGuire, John M., Collette, Timothy W., Trusty, Cheryl D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
Spectrometric and optical methods
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Summary:Multispectral techniques (gas chromatography combined with low and high resolution electron-impact mass spectrometry, low and high resolution chemical ionization mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) were used to identify 13 alkyl and chloroalkyl phosphates in a water sample taken from the effluent of a plant that manufactures fire-retardant chemicals. Of the 13 phosphates identified, only 4 were located in library mass spectral data bases; thus, techniques other than conventional low resolution electron-impact mass spectrometry with data base matching were required. Several of the identified phosphates are commonly used fire retardants; however, three exhibited chemical structures different from those of the commercially manufactured fire retardants and the reactants used in their synthesis.
ISSN:1044-0305
1879-1123
DOI:10.1016/1044-0305(91)85008-T