Study of Appropriate Solvent System for Separation of Pyrethroids Using Thin Layer Chromatography

Pyrethroids are synthetic organic compounds synthesized from chrysanthemum flowers, that are used extensively as household and commercial insecticides. Thin layer chromatography is widely used as a method of choice in separation and identification of various compounds. Here, we used different mobile phases for separation of deltamethrin, cypermethrin and transfluthrin and found that hexane: chloroform and chloroform: acetone were ideal for separation, amongst other mobile phases.