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Simultaneous Determination of Flonicamid and Its Metabolites in Vegetables Using QuEChERS and Reverse-Phase Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Simultaneous Determination of Flonicamid and Its Metabolites in Vegetables Using QuEChERS and Reverse-Phase Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Yong Xu, Lin-Fei Shou, Yin-Liang Wu

J Chromatogr A. 2011 Sep 23;1218(38):6663-6.

PMID: 21831390

Abstract:

This paper presents a rapid analytical method for the simultaneous determination of flonicamid and its metabolites N-(4-trifluoromethylnicotinoyl) glycine (TFNG), 4-trifluoromethylnicotinic acid (TFNA), and 4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide (TFNA-AM) in vegetables using QuEChERS by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Samples were extracted with acetonitrile. The extract was purified through QuEChERS method with primary secondary amine (PSA) and graphite carbon black (GCB). Then the extract was diluted with 0.1% formic acid in water, and analyzed by LC-MS/MS on a Waters Acquity BEH C18 column with methanol/0.1% formic acid in water as mobile phase with gradient elution. The linearity of the analytical response across the studied range of concentrations (0.20-500 μg/L) was excellent, obtaining correlation coefficients higher than 0.998. No significant matrix effects were observed. Recovery studies were carried out on spiked spinach and cucumber blank samples, at four concentration levels (0.01, 0.05, 0.50 and 2.0 mg/kg) performing six replicates at each level. Mean recoveries of 81.3-94.8% with CVs of 2.4-7.0% were obtained. The method demonstrated to be suitable for the simultaneous determination of flonicamid and its metabolites in vegetables.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP207502656	Flonicamid Metabolite TFNG		207502-65-6	Price

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