Novel coating for solid-phase microextraction: electropolymerization of a molecular receptor functionalized with 2,2'-bithiophene for the determination of environmental pollutants at trace levels

J Chromatogr A. 2009 May 1;1216(18):3725-30. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.02.077. Epub 2009 Mar 5.

Abstract

A novel solid-phase microextraction coating based on the electropolymerization of a molecular receptor properly functionalized with 2,2'-bithiophene was developed for the determination of environmental pollutants in air and water samples. The 2,2'-bithiophene-based film was electrochemically deposed on the surface of a gold wire using cyclic voltammetry. The fibres showed a porous structure with an average thickness of 12+/-3 microm (n=5): a good intra-batch and inter-batch repeatability with RSD lower than 14% was also observed. The selective interactions via hydrogen bonding with organic molecules containing electronegative atoms was proved: LOD values in the low ng/l range allowed the determination of vinyl chloride and chlorobenzenes at trace levels in environmental matrices.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Chlorobenzenes / analysis
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid Phase Microextraction / methods*
  • Thiophenes / chemistry*
  • Vinyl Chloride / analysis
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Chlorobenzenes
  • Thiophenes
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Vinyl Chloride