title: Analysis of organotin compounds by gas chromatography-reactive-flow detection.
abstract: The gas chromatographic (GC) reactive-flow detector (RFD) responds strongly to organotin compounds. The system yields over four orders of linearity with a minimum detectable amount of 8 x 10(-16) g Sn/s (at S/N = 2). The RFD's selectivity towards tin over carbon is approximately 2.5 x 10(5) g C/g Sn. The spectral emission includes a surface luminescence centered at 390 nm and a gas-phase luminescence centered at 470 nm. These findings suggest that the GC-RFD could serve as a sensitive and selective tool for the analysis of organotin compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Thurbide
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Aue
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009947:Organotin Compounds