NCJ Number
305798
Journal
Journal of Chemical Education Volume: 84 Issue: 11 Dated: 2007 Pages: 1813
Date Published
November 2007
Annotation
An upper-division forensic chemistry experiment is described that involves using glycolic acid and sodium glycolate as analogs of γ-hydroxybutyric acid and its sodium salt.
Abstract
The experiment shows the use of silylation in GC–MS analysis and gives students the opportunity to work with a commonly used silylating reagent, N,O-bis[trimethylsilyl]trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA). GC–MS is used to show the problem with analyzing an organic acid without derivatization and to analyze the products of silylation. (Publisher abstract provided)
Date Published: November 1, 2007
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