Separation of the intermediates and the products of C-12 explosives by capillary electrophoresis

Three isomers of the intermediates produced during the C-12 synthesis process were very difficult to be separated in the past. In this paper, by using micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis respectively, the three isomers were well separated with good selectivity and reproducibility in both experiment systems. Satisfactory separation results were also obtained on the analysis of C-12 explosive and its impurity.