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Internal standard solution
Transfer 30mg of dibenzyl to a 10-mLvolumetric flask,and dissolve in and dilute with methylene chloride to volume.
Test stock solution
Transfer about 5.0g of Dibutyl Phthalate to a 50-mLvolumetric flask,and dissolve in and dilute with methylene chloride to volume.
Test solution 1
Transfer 5.0mLofTest stock solution to a 10-mLvolumetric flask,and dilute with methylene chloride to volume.
Test solution 2
Transfer 5.0mLofTest stock solution to a 10-mLvolumetric flask,add 1.0mLof Internal standard solution,and dilute with methylene chloride to volume.
Standard solution
Transfer 1.0mLofTest solution 1to a 100-mLvolumetric flask,add 10.0mLof theInternal standard solution,and dilute with methylene chloride to volume.
Chromatographic system (seeChromatography á621ñ)
The gas chromatograph is equipped with a flame-ionization detector and contains a 4-mm ×1.5-m column packed with 3%liquid phase G3on support S1A.The carrier gas is nitrogen,flowing at a rate of about 30mLper minute.The column temperature is maintained at 190

,and the injection port temperature and the detector are maintained at 225

.Chromatograph the
Standard solution,and record the peak responses as directed for
Procedure:the elution order is the internal standard peak followed by the dibutyl phthalate peak;and the resolution,
R,between these peaks is not less than 12.Chromatograph
Test solution 1,and verify that there is no peak with the same retention time as the internal standard.If a peak observed in the chromatogram for
Test solution 1has the same retention time as that for the internal standard,make any necessary correction for factors of dilution,and then determine the area due to the interfering component that must be subtracted from the area of the internal standard peak appearing in the chromatogram recorded for
Test solution 2,as directed for
Procedure.
Procedure
Inject 1-µLportions ofTest solution 2and theStandard solution successively into the gas chromatograph,record the chromatograms for three times the retention time of dibutyl phthalate,and measure the responses of the peaks.From the chromatogram of theStandard solution,calculate the peak area ratio of dibutyl phthalate to the internal standard,A.From the chromatogram ofTest solution 2,calculate the peak area ratio of the sum of all peaks,excluding the main peak,the solvent peak,and the internal standard peak,to the internal standard peak:this ratio is not greater thanA(1.0%).
Assay
Transfer about 0.75g of Dibutyl Phthalate,accurately weighed,to a flask,add 25.0mLof 0.5Nalcoholic potassium hydroxide VS,attach a reflux condenser to the flask,and boil in a water bath for 1hour.Add 1mLof phenolphthalein TS,and titrate immediately with 0.5Nhydrochloric acid VS.Perform a blank determination (see
Residual Titrations under
Titrimetry á541ñ).Each mLof 0.5Npotassium hydroxide is equivalent to 69.59mg of C
16H
22O
4.