New Grade of Acetonitrile for HPLC Applications

Mallinckrodt Baker, a business unit of Covidien, has introduced a new grade of acetonitrile to match the quality requirements for customers performing routine high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) applications and analysis. Mallinckrodt Baker’s new J.T.Baker® HPLC-9012 Acetonitrile rounds out the company’s offering of acetonitrile products specifically developed for HPLC and LC/MS applications. J.T.Baker® HPLC-9012 Acetonitrile is application-optimised and function-tested specifically for use in isocratic HPLC (refractive index or UV/Vis) and routine gradient HPLC (UV/Vis) analysis, as well as spectrophotometry, ion chromatography, biopharmaceutical purification and quality control testing.

J.T.Baker® HPLC–9012 Acetonitrile is gradient elution tested at 254nm and meets ACS specifications for general use, liquid chromatography suitability and UV spectrophotometry. In addition, Mallinckrodt Baker’s manufacturing expertise in purification, packaging and analytical testing ensures strict quality control to provide the lot-to-lot consistency required in HPLC methods and applications.

The new 9012 HPLC grade is intended to complement Mallinckrodt Baker’s existing J.T.Baker® HPLC Ultra Gradient–9017 Acetonitrile, a higher purity grade of acetonitrile, which is designed for more advanced HPLC methods and applications such as trace concentration or environmental analysis, using evaporative light scattering or fluorescence detection. “In response to the recent worldwide shortage of HPLC acetonitrile, our expanded offering helps customers reduce their supply chain and quality risks, and also improve their ability to manage costs,” said Russell Thorpe, Global Marketing Director for Laboratory Products at Mallinckrodt Baker.