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Table 1 Impurity limits and GC-MS conditions of active ingredients, impurities, and internal standards

From: Development and validation of a headspace GC-MS method to evaluate the interconversion of impurities and the product quality of liquid hand sanitizers

Compound

Conc. limit (ppm)

Ret. time (min)

Quantifier ion (m/z)

Qualifier ion (m/z)

Ethanol

 

1.82

45

31

Isopropanol

 

2.28

45

29

Acetaldehyde

50

1.28

43

29

Methanol

630

1.34

31

29

Benzene

2

4.13

78.1

51

Acetal

50

4.89

73.1

45.1

Acetone

4400

2.13

58.1

43

1-Propanol

1000

3.12

31.1

59.1

Ethyl Acetate

2200

3.54

61.1

43.1

2-Butanol

6200

3.64

59.1

45.1

Isobutanol

21700

4.01

31.1

43.1

1-Butanol

1000

4.52

56.1

41.1

3-Methyl-1-Butanol

4100

5.38

70.1

55.1

Amyl Alcohol

4100

5.72

70.1

55.1

Acetone-d6

 

2.10

64.1

46

Cyclohexane

 

3.93

84.1

56.1