“…Gas chromatography has been employed for the separation of aliphatic amines in several instances. For the free amines, basic liquid phases or alkaline-coated supports are required to obtain separations (1,13,18,21). The more volatile amines are difficult to handle, however, and various techniques have been utilized to liberate the free base from the hydrochloride salts at some point in the gas stream (7,11).…”