Rapid separation of beryllium and lanthanide derivatives by capillary gas chromatography

Abstract

DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201200537 Europium(III) derivative formed by reaction of the europium ion with a fluorinated β-diketonate reagent and a neutral donor. The resulting non-polar, thermally stable, and luminescent derivative partitions into cyclohexane upon formation and can be subjected to high-resolution capillary gas chromatography. This approach is used to separate derivatives of lanthanides that are adjacent to one another in the periodic table. In addition, an on-fiber SPME derivatization/concentration GC/MS method that uses a fiber preloaded with the same β-diketonate reagent is described for the analysis of beryllium(II) ion.