ABSTRACT
This chapter briefly discusses the application, chemical properties and physical properties of benzyl chloride. It presents detailed information on the air analysis and analysis of aqueous and nonaqueous samples of benzyl chloride. Benzyl chloride is used in dyes, resins, perfumes, and lubricants. It is insoluble in water, miscible with most organic solvents and colorless liquid with pungent aromatic odor. During the analysis of aqueous and nonaqueous samples of benzyl chloride, aqueous samples are extracted by the purge and trap method. The analyte is thermally desorbed from the trap and swept onto a gas chromatography (GC) column for separation, and detected by hall electrolytic conductivity detector (HECD), electron capture detector (ECD), photoionization detector (PID), or by a mass spectrometer. During the air analysis of benzyl chloride, samples are collected in a SUMMA passivated canister under pressure using an additional pump or at subatmospheric pressure by initially evacuating the canister.
