| The gas chromatographic properties of four derivatives of fatty acids (FA), namely fatty acid methyl esters, picolinyl esters, N-acyl pyrrolidides and 4,4-dimethyloxazoline derivatives, which contain various structural features (double bonds, branching, hydroxyl group) in their acyl chains have been compared on a low-polarity capillary column with a mass spectrometer as detector. Temperature programming rates yielding the highest resolution were optimized for each derivative by means of computer-assisted column temperature optimization software. Indeed, the Drylab software represents a valuable assistance for estimating the optimum analysis conditions. Time and efforts required for such method development can greatly be reduced. Different parameters... |
