Abstract

The mutagen, 2-aminonaphthalene, which is the dominant aromatic amine species in several fossil fuels, may be isolated readily by using a sequential high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure. An initial isolation is achieved on a semi-preparative scale aminosilane column and the final separation is completed with a nonpolar stationary phase column on an analytical scale with a pH-adjusted solvent. The use of fluorescence detection permits discrimination (at least 100-fold) against the nonmutagenic isomer, 1-aminonaphthalene. The overall recovery of 2-aminonaphthalene, as determined by scintillation counting of a radioactive 1-aminonaphthalene tracer, typically exceeds 50% and can reach 92% depending on both the sample matrix and the solubility of the isolate in acetonitrile. The minimum detectable quantity is 0.06 μg g -1 of crude sample.

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