Liquid chromatographic enantioseparation of the brominated flame retardant 2,3-dibromopropyl-2,4,6-tribromophenyl ether (DPTE) and enantiomer fractions in seal blubber

Chemosphere

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-138

  Vetter, Walter ^a   Recke, Roland von der ^a   Ostrowicz, Patrizia ^a   Rosenfelder, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,3 Dibromopropyl 2,4,6 tribromophenyl ether; Brain; Brominated flame retardants; Enantiomer fractions; Enantiomer separation; Seal blubber

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG PRODUCTS; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS; POLARIMETERS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CHIRAL STATIONARY PHASE; ENANTIOMER FRACTIONS; ENANTIOMER SEPARATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMN; POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; SELECTED ION MONITORING;

ENANTIOMERS;

2,3 DIBROMOPROPYL 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENYL ETHER; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; ETHER; FAT; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PINNIPED; SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLARIMETRY; RACEMIC MIXTURE; SEAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

CYSTOPHORA (MAMMALIA); CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 71649107069     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.071     Document Type: Article

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