Laboratory identification of the nerve gas hydrolysis products alkyl methylphosphonic acids and methylphosphonic acid, by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after tert-butyldimethylsilylation

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-523

  Kanamori Kataoka, Mieko ^a   Seto, Yasuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkyl methylphosphonic acid; Gas chromatography mass chromatography; Methylphosphonic acid; Solid phase extraction; tert butyldimethylsilylation

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CALCIUM ION; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; ISOPROPYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; NERVE GAS; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PINACOLYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; SEA WATER; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANION EXCHANGE; BODY FLUID; DERIVATIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROTEIN BINDING; SHORT SURVEY; SILYLATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 54349127918     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.513     Document Type: Short Survey

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