PREPARATION AND GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF BENZYLOXIMES AND PARA-NITROBENZYLOXIMES OF SHORT-CHAIN (C1-C7) CARBONYLS

The formation and gas chromatography of benzyloximes and p-nitrobenzyloximes of some simple monocarbonyls (C1-C7) are described. Correlations are drawn between structure and retention behavior on a 12-m FFAP glass capillary column during linear temperature programming. Formation of these derivatives is simple and staightforward, requiring only about 1.5 h to prepared a sample for injection into the chromatograph. Additional sensitivity and selectivity is achieved because of the excellent response to the oximes by a nitrogen-selective detector. © 1979.