Abstract
Capillary GC of metal chelates of diethyl dithiocarbamate (DDTC) was examined on a methylsilicone DB-1 column, (25 meter, 0.2 mm. i.d) with a film thickness of 0.25 μm. Elution was carried out at the initial column temperature of 180°C and programmed at 5°C min−1 to 260°C. Detection was by FID or ECD. Symmetrical peaks with base line separation were obtained with the metal chelates of copper(II), nickel(II), cobalt(III), manganese(II) and chromium(III). The ECD gave better sensitivity than the FID with a linear calibration range of 5–50 μg mL−1 and detection limits 2.0–6.0 μg mL−1, corresponding to 111–333 pg of metal ion reaching the detector. The method was applied to the determination of metal ions in water and pharmaceutical preparations with a coefficient of variation (CV) within 4.0%. When compared with a standard flame AAS method the results revealed no significant difference.
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