Fluorimetric determination of cyclofenil using photochemical derivatization.

In this work, a fluorimetric approach for the determination of cyclofenil, 4-4'-(cyclohexylidenemethylene)bis(phenylacetate), is presented. The method was based on the intense fluorescence (250/410 nm) observed after a UV photochemical treatment of cyclofenil. The influence of the pH and solvent system and UV exposure time on the fluorescence magnitude was studied.