Naphthalene, 1-ethyl-

Formula: C₁₂H₁₂
Molecular weight: 156.2237
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H12/c1-2-10-7-5-8-11-6-3-4-9-12(10)11/h3-9H,2H2,1H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZMXIYERNXPIYFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 1127-76-0
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Other names: α-Ethylnaphthalene; 1-Ethylnaphthalene
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Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type	Active phase	Temperature (C)	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	OV-1	150.	1393.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	150.	1393.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	150.	1393.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	160.	1400.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Packed	OV-1	150.	1384.	Antal, 1984	Chromosorb W HP; Column length: 2.5 m
Capillary	OV-1	130.	1379.	Engewald, Wennrich, et al., 1979	Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.23 mm
Packed	SE-30	150.	1397.	Shlyakhov, Anvaer, et al., 1975

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	OV-101	1367.	Hayes and Pitzer, 1982	110. m/0.25 mm/0.20 μm, He, 1. K/min; T_start: 35. C; T_end: 200. C

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	1393.8	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1393.1	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1383.6	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1393.8	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1400.0	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	OV-1	1413.7	Zhang, Shen, et al., 2000	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, 5. K/min; T_start: 100. C; T_end: 180. C
Capillary	OV-1	1377.1	Gautzsch and Zinn, 1996	8. K/min; T_start: 35. C; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	DB-5	1383.6	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1393.8	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1400.	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1393.8	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1393.1	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1402.	Rostad and Pereira, 1986	30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min
Capillary	Ultra-1	1359.14	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 1. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	Ultra-1	1369.60	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	Ultra-1	1376.32	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	Ultra-2	1394.60	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 1. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	Ultra-2	1406.41	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	Ultra-2	1413.99	Haynes and Pitzer, 1985	50. m/0.22 mm/0.33 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: -30. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	OV-101	1367.	Hayes and Pitzer, 1981	108. m/0.25 mm/0.2 μm, 1. K/min; T_start: 35. C; T_end: 200. C

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5	1393.4	Sandercock and du Pasquier, 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 40C(3min) => 4C/min => 208C => 25C/min => 290C(5min)
Capillary	DB-5	1413.	Havenga and Rohwer, 1999	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 60 0C 7 0C/min -> 130 0C 5 0C/min -> 200 0C 6 0C/min -> 260 0C 20 0C/min -> 320 0C (4 min)

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type	Active phase	Temperature (C)	I	Reference	Comment
Packed	Polydimethyl siloxane	147.	1384.	Ferrand, 1962

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5	1400.5	Leffingwell and Alford, 2005	60. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 30. C @ 2. min, 2. K/min, 260. C @ 28. min

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-1	1377.	Peng, 1996	30. m/0.53 mm/1.5 μm; Program: 40 0C (4 min) 8 0C/min -> 200 0C (1 min) 5 0C/min -> 280 0C (20 min)
Capillary	OV-1, SE-30, Methyl silicone, SP-2100, OV-101, DB-1, etc.	1367.	Waggott and Davies, 1984	Hydrogen; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm; Program: not specified

Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5MS	238.70	Sun, Zhou, et al., 2008	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 16. min
Capillary	5 % Phenyl methyl siloxane	236.56	Skrbic and Onjia, 2006	2. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 250. C
Capillary	DB-5MS	239.30	Chen, Keeran, et al., 2002	30. m/0.25 mm/0.5 μm, 40. C @ 1. min, 10. K/min; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	PTE-5	239.30	Wang, Jia, et al., 2000	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 60. C @ 1.5 min, 8. K/min, 300. C @ 12.5 min
Capillary	HP-5	239.24	Piao, Chu, et al., 1999	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 4. K/min, 280. C @ 20. min
Capillary	SE-52	237.97	Wang, Peng, et al., 1997	4. K/min; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.30 mm; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 250. C
Capillary	CP Sil 8 CB	239.1	Bundt, Herbel, et al., 1991	50. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 80. C; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	SE-54	239.72	Guillén, Blanco, et al., 1989	20. m/0.22 mm/0.20 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	DB-5	239.88	Rostad and Pereira, 1986	30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min
Capillary	DB-5	233.527	Tong, Shore, et al., 1984	He, 80. C @ 1. min, 3. K/min, 300. C @ 10. min; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm
Capillary	SE-52	236.56	Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 1979	12. m/0.3 mm/0.34 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 250. C

Lee's RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	240.1	Fuentes, Font, et al., 2007	Column length: 60. m; Program: not specified
Capillary	DB-5MS	239.3	Aracil, Font, et al., 2005	Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; Program: not specified
Capillary	Ultra-1	236.6	Sremac, Skrbic, et al., 2005	50. m/0.32 mm/0.50 μm, Nitrogen; Program: 40-100 0C 3-15 0C/min -> 290 0C
Capillary	HP-5	239.92	Sandercock and du Pasquier, 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 40C(3min) => 4C/min => 208C => 25C/min => 290C(5min)
Capillary	SE-52	236.08	Wang, Peng, et al., 1997	Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.30 mm; Program: not specified
Capillary	DB-5	239.2	Paschke, Herbel, et al., 1992	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 60 0C (3 min) 10 0C/min -> 100 0C (3 min) 5 0C/min -> 300 0C
Capillary	CP Sil 8 CB	239.7	Bundt, Herbel, et al., 1991	50. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: not specified

References

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Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997
Zhang, M.; Chen, B.; Shen, S.; Chen, S., Compositional studies of high-temperature coal tar by g.c.-FT-i.r. analysis of middle oil fractions, Fuel, 1997, 76, 5, 415-423, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(97)85518-4 . [all data]

Antal, 1984
Antal, J., Adatok az alkil-naftalinok gáz-folyadék kromatográfiájához, I., Magy. Kem. Foly., 1984, 90, 121-125. [all data]

Engewald, Wennrich, et al., 1979
Engewald, W.; Wennrich, L.; Ritter, E., Molekülstruktur und Retentionsverhalten. XII. Zur Retention von Alkylnaphthalinen Bei der Gasverteilungs- und Gas-Adsorptions-Chromatographie, J. Chromatogr., 1979, 174, 2, 315-323, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)86005-7 . [all data]

Shlyakhov, Anvaer, et al., 1975
Shlyakhov, A.F.; Anvaer, B.I.; Zolotareva, O.V.; Romina, N.N.; Novikova, N.V.; Koreshkova, R.I., On the possibility of group indentification of hydrocarbons by gas chromatography from temperature coefficients of retention indices, Zh. Anal. Khim., 1975, 30, 788-792. [all data]

Hayes and Pitzer, 1982
Hayes, P.C., Jr.; Pitzer, E.W., Characterizing petroleum- and shale-derived jet fuel distillates via temperature-programmed Kováts indices, J. Chromatogr., 1982, 253, 179-198, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)88376-X . [all data]

Song, Lai, et al., 2003
Song, C.; Lai, W.-C.; Madhusudan Reddy, K.; Wei, B., Chapter 7. Temperature-programmed retention indices for GC and GC-MS of hydrocarbon fuels and simulated distillation GC of heavy oils in Analytical advances for hydrocarbon research, Hsu,C.S., ed(s)., Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2003, 147-193. [all data]

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Lai, W.-C.; Song, C., Temperature-programmed retention indices for g.c. and g.c.-m.s. analysis of coal- and petroleum-derived liquid fuels, Fuel, 1995, 74, 10, 1436-1451, https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-2361(95)00108-H . [all data]

Rostad and Pereira, 1986
Rostad, C.E.; Pereira, W.E., Kovats and Lee retention indices determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for organic compounds of environmental interest, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1986, 9, 6, 328-334, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240090603 . [all data]

Haynes and Pitzer, 1985
Haynes, P.C., Jr.; Pitzer, E.W., Disengaging solutes in shale- and petroleum-derived jet fuels by altering GC programmed temperature rates, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1985, 8, 5, 230-242, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240080504 . [all data]

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Hayes, P.C., Jr.; Pitzer, E.W., Kovats indices as a tool in characterizing hydrocarbon fuels in temperature programmed glass capillary gas chromatography. Part 1. Qualitative identification, Inhouse rpt. for Air Force Wright Aeronautical Labs., Air Force Wright Aeronautical Labs., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 1981, 75. [all data]

Sandercock and du Pasquier, 2003
Sandercock, P.M.L.; du Pasquier, E., Chemical fingerprinting of unevaporated automotive gasoline samples, Forensic Sci. Int., 2003, 134, 1, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00081-1 . [all data]

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