A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of dithianon in commercial formulations and its residues in foodstuffs

J AOAC Int. 1999 Nov-Dec;82(6):1298-302.

Abstract

A new, simple, and rapid spectrophotometric method for the microdetermination of dithianon, on the basis of its reaction with a dithiocarbamate, is described. The red color, which develops instantaneously when mixing the fungicide with the reagent in acetonitrile, is stable for at least 1 h and is measured at 520 nm. Beer's law is applicable up to 12 micrograms/mL dithianon concentration. The method has been successfully adapted to the analysis of the fungicide in commercial formulations and its residues on grains and apple (fruit and leaves). A photometric titration method for formulation analysis of the fungicide has also been developed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetonitriles
  • Anthraquinones / analysis*
  • Colorimetry
  • Ditiocarb
  • Edible Grain / chemistry
  • Food Analysis / methods*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Fungicides, Industrial / analysis*
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Pesticide Residues / analysis*
  • Spectrophotometry / methods*

Substances

  • Acetonitriles
  • Anthraquinones
  • Fungicides, Industrial
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Pesticide Residues
  • dithianone
  • Ditiocarb
  • acetonitrile