Claims
- 1. A method for detecting the presence of glycolate compounds comprising:
- a. collecting a sample of a material suspected of containing a glycolate compound on a substrate,
- b. spraying onto the said sample on said substrate, a solution of a detecting compound having the generic structural formula ##SPC3## wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of amino and imino, said solution containing a solvent for said detecting compound,
- c. allowing said solvent to vaporize,
- d. viewing the substrate resulting from (c) in ultraviolet light; and
- e. concluding a positive test when a fluorescence in a color spectrum from yellow to reddish-orange is observed.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, NHCOC.sub.6 H.sub.5, NHCOOC.sub.2 H.sub.5, N = CHN(C.sub.4 H.sub.9)2, N = CHNC.sub.6 H.sub.5, N = CHNHC.sub.6 H5, N = C(OCH.sub.3)(C.sub.6 H.sub.5), N = CHOC.sub.4 H.sub.9, N = CHC.sub.6 H.sub.5, N = C(CH.sub.3)(C.sub.6 H.sub.5), N = C(OC.sub.2 H.sub.5)(CHBr.sub.2), N = C(OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 )(CH.sub.2 Br), N = C(CH.sub.3)(CH.sub. 2 NC.sub.6 H.sub.5)Cl, and N(COC.sub.6 H.sub.5)2.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the glycolate compounds being detected have the generic formula ##EQU3## wherein R, R.sup.1, and R.sub.11 are members selected from the group consisting of aromatic, aliphatic, substituted aromatic, substituted aliphatic, cyclo aliphatic, cyclo aliphatic having nitrogen in the cyclic structure, and combinations thereof.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein a sensitivity of 0.1.mu. is attained.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the spraying is accomplished by a means selected from a Freon propelled spray can and an air driven spray.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the contents of the Freon propelled spray can consists of 20 grams of detecting compound, 40 grams of trichloromonofluoromethane, and 40 grams of dichlorodifluoromethane.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 238,711 filed Mar. 23, 1972, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,903,080, which in turn was a continuation application of application Ser. No. 854,811 filed Aug. 29, 1969, now abandoned. This application also relates to applicants' application Ser. No. 230,541, filed Feb. 24, 1972, now abandoned, which in turn was a continuation of application Ser. No. 854,811 filed Aug. 29, 1969 and now abandoned.
DEDICATORY CLAUSE
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalty thereon.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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john E. Spikner et al., Anal. Chem., 34, 1468-1471 (1962). |
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