Gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric identification of tetrachloroalkanoic and dichloroalkenoic acids in eel lipids

Huiling Mu, C. Wesén, P. Sundin, E. Nilsson

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Abstract

Chlorinated fatty acid methyl esters, transesterified from the lipids of eel (Anguilla anguilla, obtained from the receiving waters of a chlorine bleaching pulp mill), were studied by gas chromatography (GC) using electrolytic conductivity detection and mass spectrometry (MS) with electron impact and ammonia positive-ion chemical ionization. GC retention indices and column difference values in combination with GC/MS demonstrated the presence of isomers of methyl dichlorotetradecenoate, methyl dichlorohexadecenoate, methyl dichlorooctadecenoate and methyl tetrachlorotetradecanoate. Isomers of methyl threo, threo-tetrachlorooctadecanoate were identified by co-injection of the eel sample and synthesized reference compounds. The results were confirmed by ammonia positive-ion chemical ionization high-resolution selective-ion monitoring of the ammonium adduct molecular ions.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume31
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)517-526
Number of pages10
ISSN1076-5174
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 1996
Externally publishedYes

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