1Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029.
2Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, City Centre, Gwalior - 474002, M.P.
3State Forensic Science Laboratory, Nehru Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302003.
4Dept. of Chemistry, V.S.S.D. College, Kanpur - 208002, U.P.
5Dept. of NMR, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029.
6Dept. of Chemistry, Delhi University, Delhi - 110007.
A sensitive and selective thin layer chromatographic method for the detection of kerosene in fire debris using chloranil as a spray reagent has been developed. In this method, ether extract of partially burnt clothes encountered in homicidal, suicidal burning/fire and arson was separated for its different constituents by T.L.C. using new developing solvent system Heptane: Acetone (6:4) and spraying reagent Chloranil followed by H2SO4 which was confirmed with fresh Kerosene, Kerosene residue, Napthalene, 2-Methyl napthalene and 2,6-Dimethyl naphthalene. This method is fast, easy, inexpensive, sensitive and selective for the detection and characterization of kerosene and its residues in forensic Laboratory.
TLC, Kerosene, Chloranil, Kerosene residue, Naphthalene, 2-Methyl Naphthalene, 2,6-Dimethyl Naphthalene etc
