Thin layer chromatography of methylated derivatives of sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates in water analysis by GC-MS
Abstract
Sodium alkylbenzene sulfonates or linear alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS) are the most common synthetic anionic surfactants and water pollutants. They can cause both acute and chronic toxic effects on water organisms. Selective determination of sodium alkylbenzene sulfonates as a separate class of anionic surfactants is possible using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in the form of linear alkylbenzenesulfonic acid methyl esters (LABSA ME). In order to purify the extracts and concentrate the analytes, we studied the behaviour of these compounds by ascending high-performance thin-layer chromatography using Kieselgel 60 F254 and Sorbfil plates. A mixture of n-hexane and methanol solvents in a ratio of 23:1 (by volume) was used as the mobile phase. Under these conditions, sodium alkylbenzenesulphonates remain on the start line, while their derivatives (ME ABSC), obtained by methylation with trimethyl orthoformate in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (with a yield of η=98%), form zones characterised by retention coefficient values of Rf = 0.62 and Rf = 0.71 on Kieselgel 60 F254 and Sorbfil plates, respectively. The repeatability of the Rf values was characterised by a standard deviation of 6.1 and 5.9 %, respectively (n=16). The completeness of extraction (95.0–100.0 %) of analytes from the plates by descending TLC with acetonitrile was noted. The applicability of the TLC method for the concentration of analytes and pretreatment of extracts on the example of real water samples was shown. Using GC-MS with electron impact ionisation, we determined the concentrations of sodium alkylbenzenesulphonates in water sampled in the southern basin of Lake Baikal from a depth of 400 m (0.24±0.02 µg/dm3) and in snowmelt water from the ice of the Krestovka River where it flows into Lake Baikal near the village of Listvyanka (31.1 ± 1.0 µg/dm3).
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