Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols

Substituted phenols, including chlorophenols, are important analytes, particularly in the context of environmental analysis. Chlorophenols are formed during the disinfection of drinking water by chlorination and are important water pollutants. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an impor...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Yu. Sholokhova, Svetlana A. Borovikova, Dmitriy D. Matyushin
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author Anastasia Yu. Sholokhova
Svetlana A. Borovikova
Dmitriy D. Matyushin
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description Substituted phenols, including chlorophenols, are important analytes, particularly in the context of environmental analysis. Chlorophenols are formed during the disinfection of drinking water by chlorination and are important water pollutants. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an important method for the analysis of chlorophenols. Retention indices are used in GC-MS analysis to improve the accuracy of identification. Our research reveals that the retention indices currently available for substituted phenols are erroneous in a number of cases. We report reliable retention index values for pentafluorophenol, 5-methoxy-2-nitrophenol, 4-cyanophenol (stationary phase: 5%-phenyl-polymethylsiloxane), 3-methoxyphenol, 2-chlorophenol, 3-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol, 2,3-dichlorophenol, 2,5-dichlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol, 3,4-dichlorophenol, 3,5-dichlorophenol, 2,3,5-trichlorophenol, 2,3,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (stationary phase: polyethylene glycol modified with 2-nitroterephthalic acid). The structures of the standard samples were confirmed, and measurements were performed under various conditions. The analysis of the causes of the incorrect records appearing in the well-known NIST database was also carried out.
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spelling doaj-art-bb910eff2bc74e32a4c4c71c7924a7bb2025-08-20T02:00:51ZengMDPI AGAnalytica2673-45322024-12-015464165310.3390/analytica5040043Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted PhenolsAnastasia Yu. Sholokhova0Svetlana A. Borovikova1Dmitriy D. Matyushin2A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prospect, GSP-1, Moscow 119071, RussiaA.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prospect, GSP-1, Moscow 119071, RussiaA.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 31 Leninsky Prospect, GSP-1, Moscow 119071, RussiaSubstituted phenols, including chlorophenols, are important analytes, particularly in the context of environmental analysis. Chlorophenols are formed during the disinfection of drinking water by chlorination and are important water pollutants. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an important method for the analysis of chlorophenols. Retention indices are used in GC-MS analysis to improve the accuracy of identification. Our research reveals that the retention indices currently available for substituted phenols are erroneous in a number of cases. We report reliable retention index values for pentafluorophenol, 5-methoxy-2-nitrophenol, 4-cyanophenol (stationary phase: 5%-phenyl-polymethylsiloxane), 3-methoxyphenol, 2-chlorophenol, 3-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol, 2,3-dichlorophenol, 2,5-dichlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol, 3,4-dichlorophenol, 3,5-dichlorophenol, 2,3,5-trichlorophenol, 2,3,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (stationary phase: polyethylene glycol modified with 2-nitroterephthalic acid). The structures of the standard samples were confirmed, and measurements were performed under various conditions. The analysis of the causes of the incorrect records appearing in the well-known NIST database was also carried out.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4532/5/4/43retention indexgas chromatographychlorophenolssubstituted phenolspolyethylene glycol
spellingShingle Anastasia Yu. Sholokhova
Svetlana A. Borovikova
Dmitriy D. Matyushin
Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
Analytica
retention index
gas chromatography
chlorophenols
substituted phenols
polyethylene glycol
title Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
title_full Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
title_fullStr Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
title_full_unstemmed Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
title_short Refinement of Retention Indices in Gas Chromatography for a Number of Substituted Phenols
title_sort refinement of retention indices in gas chromatography for a number of substituted phenols
topic retention index
gas chromatography
chlorophenols
substituted phenols
polyethylene glycol
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4532/5/4/43
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