Abstract
The separation of mutagen, ethyl N-ethyl-N-nitrosocarbamate (EENC), from an acidic mixture (pH 1.2) of urethane and sodium nitrite is described, which employs micro high-performance liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase column (LiChrosorb RP-18). Ethyl N-nitrosocarbamate was characterized as an intermediate to EENC.