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Abstract:
A reaction detector has been developed for the selective detection of thiram and disulfiram. The detection is based on the post-column complexation of these analytes on a solid-state reactor packed with finely divided metallic copper to form a coloured copper complex, copper(II) N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate, with an absorption maximum at 435 nm. The method is combined with a pre-concentration and clean-up step on a pre-column to permit the sub-ppb determination of, e.g., thiram in surface water samples or disulfiram in urine. Separation is achieved by reversed-phase liquid chromatography.
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