Benzene, 1-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)-
- Formula: C10H14
- Molecular weight: 134.2182
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XCYJPXQACVEIOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 535-77-3
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: m-Cymene; β-Cymene; m-Cymol; m-Isopropyltoluene; m-Methylisopropylbenzene; 1-Isopropyl-3-methylbenzene; 1-Methyl-3-isopropylbenzene; 1-Methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)-benzene; 3-Methyl-1-isopropylbenzene; meta-Cymene; 3-Isopropyltoluene; NSC 73975
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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | Polydimethyl siloxane: CP-Sil 5 CB | Petrocol DH | DB-5 | VF-5 MS | VF-5 MS |
Column length (m) | 60. | 100. | 30. | 60. | 60. |
Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium | Helium |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 1.0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Tstart (C) | 45. | 20. | 40. | 30. | 30. |
Tend (C) | 210. | 220. | 250. | 260. | 260. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 3.6 | 15. | 3. | 2. | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | 1.45 | 15. | 5. | ||
Final hold (min) | 2.72 | 30. | 20. | 28. | 28. |
I | 1007. | 1010. | 1026. | 1020. | 1022. |
Reference | Bramston-Cook, 2013 | Supelco, 2012 | Cao, Li, et al., 2011 | Leffingwell and Alford, 2011 | Leffingwell and Alford, 2011 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | SE-54 | DB-5 MS | CP Sil 5 CB | HP-5MS | HP-5MS |
Column length (m) | 30. | 60. | 25. | 30. | 30. |
Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | He | He | He |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
Tstart (C) | 60. | 40. | 80. | 50. | 50. |
Tend (C) | 260. | 330. | 270. | 280. | 280. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 2. | 2. | 10. | 5. | 10. |
Initial hold (min) | 5. | 12. | 4. | 2. | |
Final hold (min) | 999. | 30. | 10. | ||
I | 1021. | 1035. | 1013. | 1031. | 1022. |
Reference | Dayisoylu and Alma, 2009 | Patil, Jayaprakasha, et al., 2009 | Ayoub, Al-Azizi, et al., 2006 | Kim, Abd El-Aty, et al., 2006 | Romanenko and Tkachev, 2006 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | SE-30 | SPB-5 | DB-5 | OV-1 | OV-101 |
Column length (m) | 12. | 60. | 30. | 50. | |
Carrier gas | He | He | Helium | ||
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.20 | |
Phase thickness (μm) | 0.3 | 0.25 | 1. | 0.50 | |
Tstart (C) | 70. | 50. | 40. | 50. | 30. |
Tend (C) | 220. | 240. | 200. | 160. | 100. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 5. | 3. | 2. | 1. |
Initial hold (min) | 3. | 5. | 6. | ||
Final hold (min) | 10. | ||||
I | 1008. | 1029. | 1021. | 1008. | 1003. |
Reference | Kambouche and El-Abed, 2003 | Kim and Lee, 2002 | Meynier, Novelli, et al., 1999 | Orav, Kailas, et al., 1999 | Orav, Kailas, et al., 1999, 2 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | SPB-5 | SPB-5 | OV-101 | OV-101 | HP-5 |
Column length (m) | 60. | 50. | 50. | 50. | 30. |
Carrier gas | He | He | N2 | N2 | He |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 1. | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||
Tstart (C) | 40. | 60. | 80. | 80. | 35. |
Tend (C) | 200. | 240. | 200. | 200. | 300. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 3. | 2. | 2. | 10. |
Initial hold (min) | 5. | 2. | |||
Final hold (min) | 2. | 20. | 10. | ||
I | 1026. | 1022. | 1012. | 1016. | 1027.1 |
Reference | Viallon C., Verdier-Metz I., et al., 1999 | Doneanu and Anitescu, 1998 | Tamura, Nakamoto, et al., 1995 | Tamura, Nakamoto, et al., 1995 | Wang and Fingas, 1995 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | DB-1 | CP Sil 5 CB | SE-54 | OV-101 | OV-101 |
Column length (m) | 60. | 25. | 30. | 54. | 50. |
Carrier gas | He | He | Hydrogen | Helium | Nitrogen |
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | 1.2 | 0.45 | 0.25 | ||
Tstart (C) | 30. | 0. | 60. | 50. | 70. |
Tend (C) | 240. | 320. | 250. | 240. | 200. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 3. | 3. | 2. | 5. | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | 10. | 5. | 5. | 0. | |
Final hold (min) | 10. | 2. | 0. | ||
I | 1025. | 1006. | 1021. | 1006. | 1012. |
Reference | Ciccioli, Cecinato, et al., 1992 | Hartgers, Damste, et al., 1992 | Kollmannsberger, Nitz, et al., 1992 | Zenkevich and Ventura, 1991 | Sugisawa, Nakamura, et al., 1990 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary |
---|---|
Active phase | OV-101 |
Column length (m) | 50. |
Carrier gas | Nitrogen |
Substrate | |
Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 |
Phase thickness (μm) | |
Tstart (C) | 80. |
Tend (C) | 200. |
Heat rate (K/min) | 2. |
Initial hold (min) | |
Final hold (min) | |
I | 1015. |
Reference | Sugisawa, Nakamura, et al., 1990 |
Comment | MSDC-RI |
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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Notes
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