The results show the use of dimethylsilyl (DMS) derivatives to be valuable for: 1) decreasing retention times of samples being analyzed by gas chromatography; 2) conducting analyses at lower temperatures; 3) analyses of mixtures which eannot be separated as trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives; and 4) analyses of mixtures of isomers on one column as both DMS and TMS derivatives rather than using two columns wit:h one derivative. The work reported here is only of a preliminary nature and does not include a study of the kinetics of the reaction. It is hoped that this paper will stimulate more work in this area.
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