Simultaneous determination of four organotins in food packaging by high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

A simple method based on high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of organotins-tri-n-butyltin chloride (TBT), triphenyltin chloride (TPT), dibutyltin dichloride (DBT), and diphenyltin dichloride (DPT)-in plastic food packaging. Samples were prepared by ultrasonic extraction with dichloromethane, followed by dissolution in acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid,...