Wellington Laboratories Certified Analytical Reference Standards and Materials

Mass-labelled Telomer Alcohols (FTOHs)

Mass-labelled Telomer Alcohols (FTOHs) - Certified Reference Standards and Materials from Wellington Laboratories

Telomer alcohols have been utilised as versatile precursors to a multitude of polyfluorinated compounds. In fact, they are reported as the major raw materials for surfactant and surface protection products and are most commonly used in the production of esters of acrylic, methacrylic and phoshoric acids. As such, their presence in environmental samples can arise from the leaching of unreacted alcohols residually present in finished products or the degradation of these finished products in the environment or in the laboratory. The incorporation of strong acids or bases during trhe development of matrix specific extraction methods may lead to elevated levels of telomer alcohols in some samples if phosphate or carboxylic ester bonds present in a telomer alcohol derivative are being hydrolysed.

In order to aid researchers in the analysis of these compounds, Wellington Laboratories has synthesised two additional mass-labelled telomer alcohols, M2FHET and M2FOET, to complement the existing range of reference standards.

Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs)

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are an emerging class of environmental contaminants. Their unique properties create a host of analytical challenges that require the use of native and mass-labelled standards for the generation of accurate data.

The most notable PFAS include PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonate) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and Wellington currently offers multiple mass-labelled standards for these compounds to meet your analytical needs. In fact, Wellington offers a large selection of native and mass-labelled per- and poly-fluorinated compounds, including: