Efficiency of pentafluorobenzyl derivative for the simultaneous determination of MCPA and its metabolites in soil

The fresh and long preservation of the stock solution of the pentafluorobenzyl bromide were applied to determine the recovery yield of MCPA, 4-chloro-o-cresol and 5-chloro-3-methylcatechol from and preserved samples. Both fresh and preserved solution of the pentafluorobenzyl bromide confirmed almost the similar effect on the derivative yield of the compounds treated with fresh/preserved samples. The overall results differed significantly within different treatments. The yield decreased only 2 % with 5-chloro-3-methylcatechol.