This is an Application Brief and does not contain a detailed Experimental section.
This application highlights the gradient separation of organophosphonic acids.
The compounds used in this study are:
            
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                     Columns:  | 
                     ACQUITY UPLC BEH Amide, 2.1 x 100 mm, 1.7 μm  | 
            
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                     Part Number:  | 
                     186004801  | 
            
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                     Mobile Phase A:  | 
                     50/50 MeCN/H2O with 10 mM CH3COONH4and 0.04% NH4OH, pH 9.0  | 
            
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                     Mobile phase B:  | 
                     95/5 MeCN/H2O with 10 mM CH3COONH4 and 0.04% NH4OH, pH 9.0  | 
            
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                     Flow Rate:  | 
                     0.5 mL/min  | 
            
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                     Injection Volume:  | 
                     5.0 μL (PLNO)  | 
            
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                     Sample Concentration:  | 
                     2 μg/mL each  | 
            
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                     Sample Diluent:  | 
                     75/25 MeCN/MeOH  | 
            
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                     Column Temperature:  | 
                     65 °C  | 
            
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                     Weak Needle Wash:  | 
                     95/5 MeCN/H2O  | 
            
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                     Instrument:  | 
                     Waters ACQUITY UPLC with ACQUITY SQD  | 
            
            
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                     Ionization Mode:  | 
                     ES-  | 
            
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                     Capillary:  | 
                     2.5 KV  | 
            
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                     Cone:  | 
                     30 V (EMPA, IMPA, PMPA); 40 V (CMPA); 35 V (MMPA)  | 
            
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                     Source Temperature:  | 
                     120 °C  | 
            
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                     Desolvation Temperature:  | 
                     400 °C  | 
            
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                     Desolvation Gas Flow:  | 
                     800 L/Hr  | 
            
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                     Cone:  | 
                     5 L/Hr  | 
            
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                     SIR m/z:  | 
                     122.9 (EMPA); 136.95 (IMPA); 179.0 (PMPA); 177.0 (CMPA); 150.95 (MMPA)  | 
            
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                     Dwell Time:  | 
                     0.1 s  | 
            
            
        WA60104, July 2009