Fabrication of a Magnetic Fluorinated Covalent Organic Framework for the Selective Capture of Benzoylurea Insecticide Residue in Beverages

Efficient capture of benzoylurea insecticide (BU) residue in food is a vital procedure for food safe monitoring. Herein, a core-shell structured magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework with good magnetic responsiveness and abundant fluorine affinity sites was successfully synthesized, suitable for magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of BUs. Using a room-temperature synthesis strategy, the magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework was fabricated by in situ polymerization of 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl) triazine (TAPT) and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroterephthaldehyde (TFTA) on the surface of carboxylated Fe3O4 nanoparticles. The competitive adsorption experiment and molecular simulation verified that this magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework possesses favorable adsorption affinity for BUs. This magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework could be easily regenerated and reused at least eight times with no reduction of enrichment performance. Combining this magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework-based MSPE with high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, a novel sensitive method for the analysis of BUs was developed. In yellow wine and fruit juice samples, good linear correlations were obtained for BUs in the range of 10-2000 and 20-4000 ng.L-1, respectively. The limit of quantitation of the BUs ranged from 1.4 to 13.3 ng.L-1 in the two beverage matrices. Desirable precision was achieved, with intraday and interday relative standard deviations lower than 11%.

Automated summary

Efficient capture of benzoylurea insecticide residue in food was achieved using a magnetic fluorinated covalent organic framework, suitable for magnetic solid-phase extraction. This method allowed for quick and accurate detection of BUs in beverage samples, with good linear correlations and low limits of quantitation. By combining this MSPE technique with high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, a sensitive analysis method for BUs was developed, showing desirable precision and reusability.