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Problems and Solutions of Polyethylene Glycol Co-Injection Method in Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation of Instability Phenomenon in Type II Pyrethroids and Its Suppression by Novel Analyte Protectants

Problems and Solutions of Polyethylene Glycol Co-Injection Method in Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation of Instability Phenomenon in Type II Pyrethroids and Its Suppression by Novel Analyte Protectants

Kazuhiko Akutsu, Yoko Kitagawa, Masato Yoshimitsu, Satoshi Takatori, Naoki Fukui, Masakazu Osakada, Kotaro Uchida, Emiko Azuma, Keiji Kajimura

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2018 May;410(13):3145-3160.

PMID: 29556739

Abstract:

Polyethylene glycol 300 is commonly used as a base material for "analyte protection" in multiresidue pesticide analysis via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. However, the disadvantage of the co-injection method using polyethylene glycol 300 is that it causes peak instability in α-cyano pyrethroids (type II pyrethroids) such as fluvalinate. In this study, we confirmed the instability phenomenon in type II pyrethroids and developed novel analyte protectants for acetone/n-hexane mixture solution to suppress the phenomenon. Our findings revealed that among the examined additive compounds, three lipophilic ascorbic acid derivatives, 3-O-ethyl-L-ascorbic acid, 6-O-palmitoyl-L-ascorbic acid, and 6-O-stearoyl-L-ascorbic acid, could effectively stabilize the type II pyrethroids in the presence of polyethylene glycol 300. A mixture of the three ascorbic acid derivatives and polyethylene glycol 300 proved to be an effective analyte protectant for multiresidue pesticide analysis. Further, we designed and evaluated a new combination of analyte protectant compounds without using polyethylene glycol or the troublesome hydrophilic compounds. Consequently, we obtained a set of 10 medium- and long-chain saturated fatty acids as an effective analyte protectant suitable for acetone/n-hexane solution that did not cause peak instability in type II pyrethroids. These analyte protectants will be useful in multiresidue pesticide analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in terms of ruggedness and reliable quantitativeness. Graphical abstract Comparison of effectiveness of the addition of lipophilic derivatives of ascorbic acid in controlling the instability phenomenon of fluvalinate with polyethylene glycol 300.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP25322683-D	Polyethylene glycol 300		25322-68-3	Price

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