A polyhydroxy methacrylate-based stationary reversed
phase was
used for the determination of coformulants in 20 plant protection
products (PPPs). These samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography
coupled to Q-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS)
in full-scan MS and data-dependent acquisition (ddMS2)
modes. A total of 92 coformulants were tentatively identified in these
formulations by nontargeted and unknown analyses. Twelve out of them
were quantified by analytical standards. The most concentrated coformulant
was the anionic surfactant dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, whose highest
content was obtained in the Score 25 sample (6.87%, w/v). Furthermore,
triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 4-s-butyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, sorbitan monostearate,
2,6-dimethylaniline, palmitamide, and N-lauryldiethanolamine were
quantified for the first time in these products. Hence, the polyhydroxy
methacrylate-based stationary phase increased the identification of
new coformulants in PPPs, being complementary to conventional C18.
This strategy could be applied in future studies to estimate potential
coformulant residues from PPPs applied to crops.