Hexane, 2-methyl-

Formula: C₇H₁₆
Molecular weight: 100.2019
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H16/c1-4-5-6-7(2)3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GXDHCNNESPLIKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 591-76-4
Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript.
Other names: 2-Methylhexane; Isoheptane
Permanent link for this species. Use this link for bookmarking this species for future reference.
Information on this page:
Other data available:
Data at other public NIST sites:
- Gas Phase Kinetics Database
Options:
- Switch to calorie-based units

Data at NIST subscription sites:

NIST / TRC Web Thermo Tables, professional edition (thermophysical and thermochemical data)

NIST subscription sites provide data under the NIST Standard Reference Data Program, but require an annual fee to access. The purpose of the fee is to recover costs associated with the development of data collections included in such sites. Your institution may already be a subscriber. Follow the links above to find out more about the data in these sites and their terms of usage.

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

Go To: Top, References, Notes

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

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-101	OV-101	Squalane	OV-101	OV-101
Column length (m)	50.	50.
Carrier gas	He	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	40.	60.	100.	0.	0.
I	666.9	667.3	667.	665.	667.
Reference	Chen, Liang, et al., 2001	Chen, Liang, et al., 2001	Heinzen, Soares, et al., 1999	Skrbic, 1997	Skrbic, 1997
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	Squalane	CP Sil 2	Squalane	DB-1	PONA
Column length (m)		100.
Carrier gas				H2	H2
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)		0.25
Phase thickness (μm)		0.25		0.25	0.5
Temperature (C)	78.5	60.	25.	60.	60.
I	667.8	664.7	666.	667.8	667.8
Reference	Zhang and Lu, 1996	Estel, Mohnke, et al., 1995	Hilal, Carreira, et al., 1994	Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994	Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	PONA	DB-1	OV-101	BP-1	OV-1
Column length (m)				15.	20.
Carrier gas	H2	H2	H2	N2	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)				0.53	0.32
Phase thickness (μm)	0.5	1.	0.2	1.0	1.2
Temperature (C)	60.	60.	60.	0.	45.
I	667.8	667.8	667.7	665.	667.6
Reference	Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994	Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994	Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994	Skrbic and Cvejanov, 1992	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-1	OV-1	OV-1	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	20.	25.	25.	50.	50.
Carrier gas	He	He	He	He	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.32	0.31	0.31	0.22	0.22
Phase thickness (μm)	1.2	0.52	0.52	0.21	0.21
Temperature (C)	65.	45.	65.	50.	70.
I	667.7	667.6	668.1	666.6	666.9
Reference	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989	Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	HP-1	HP-1	OV-101	OV-101	OV-101
Column length (m)	25.	25.
Carrier gas	N2	N2
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.20	0.20
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	60.	60.	40.	60.	80.
I	668.	668.	666.	667.	667.
Reference	Bangjie, Yijian, et al., 1988	Bangjie, Yijian, et al., 1988	Laub and Purnell, 1988	Laub and Purnell, 1988	Laub and Purnell, 1988
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	OV-101	OV-101	OV-101
Column length (m)	50.	50.	100.	100.	100.
Carrier gas	He	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.22	0.22	0.27	0.27	0.27
Phase thickness (μm)			0.9	0.9	0.9
Temperature (C)	50.	70.	40.	50.	60.
I	666.1	666.4	667.1	667.4	667.5
Reference	Lunskii and Paizanskaya, 1988	Lunskii and Paizanskaya, 1988	Boneva and Dimov, 1986	Boneva and Dimov, 1986	Boneva and Dimov, 1986
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-101	OV-101	OV-101	OV-101	OV-101
Column length (m)	100.
Carrier gas
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.27
Phase thickness (μm)	0.9
Temperature (C)	70.	30.	40.	50.	60.
I	667.6	666.	666.	666.	667.
Reference	Boneva and Dimov, 1986	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-101	OV-101	DB-1	DB-1	OV-1
Column length (m)			60.	60.	55.
Carrier gas
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)			0.264	0.259	0.21
Phase thickness (μm)				1.
Temperature (C)	70.	80.	60.	60.	50.
I	667.	667.	667.8	667.8	667.
Reference	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983	Chien, Furio, et al., 1983	Lubeck and Sutton, 1983	Lubeck and Sutton, 1983	Anders, Scheller, et al., 1982
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-101	OV-101	SF-96	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	100.	55.	91.4	100.	100.
Carrier gas				N2	N2
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.27	0.27	0.31	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)	0.20	0.9	0.20
Temperature (C)	50.	50.	50.	50.	50.
I	667.	668.	667.	666.	667.
Reference	Johansen and Ettre, 1982	Johansen and Ettre, 1982	Johansen and Ettre, 1982	Mitra, 1981	Mitra, 1981
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	OV-1	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	150.	100.	100.	100.	100.
Carrier gas	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.50	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	60.	50.	70.	50.	70.
I	663.	666.6	667.1	666.6	666.2
Reference	Nijs and Jacobs, 1981	Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979	Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979	Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979, 2	Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979, 2
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Packed	Packed	Packed	Capillary
Active phase	Triacontane	Triacontane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	3.	3.	3.	3.
Carrier gas	He	He	He	He
Substrate	Chromosorb W AW (60-80 mesh)	Chromosorb W AW (60-80 mesh)	Chromosorb W AW (60-80 mesh)	Chromosorb W AW (60-80 mesh)
Column diameter (mm)
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	70.	80.	70.	80.	60.
I	666.	666.	668.	668.	667.
Reference	Castello and D'Amato, 1979	Castello and D'Amato, 1979	Castello and D'Amato, 1979	Castello and D'Amato, 1979	Chretien and Dubois, 1976
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	120.	120.	120.
Carrier gas	He	He	He
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)	0.25	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	100.	100.	100.	50.	50.
I	669.	667.8	667.8	667.	667.
Reference	Lulova, Leont'eva, et al., 1976	Lulova, Leont'eva, et al., 1976	Lulova, Leont'eva, et al., 1976	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)					100.
Carrier gas					N2
Substrate
Column diameter (mm)					0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	50.	50.	70.	70.	50.
I	667.	667.	667.	667.	667.
Reference	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974	Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974	Rijks and Cramers, 1974
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Packed	Packed	Packed	Packed
Active phase	Squalane	SF-96	SF-96	SF-96	SF-96
Column length (m)	100.	4.	4.	4.	4.
Carrier gas	N2
Substrate		Chromosorb P(DMCS)	Chromosorb P(DMCS)	Chromosorb P(DMCS)	Chromosorb P(DMCS)
Column diameter (mm)	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	70.	100.	110.	120.	80.
I	667.	669.01	669.5	669.95	668.35
Reference	Rijks and Cramers, 1974	Castello, Berg, et al., 1973	Castello, Berg, et al., 1973	Castello, Berg, et al., 1973	Castello, Berg, et al., 1973
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary	Capillary
Active phase	SF-96	Vacuum Grease Oil (VM-4)	Vacuum Grease Oil (VM-4)	Vacuum Grease Oil (VM-4)	Vacuum Grease Oil (VM-4)
Column length (m)	4.
Carrier gas
Substrate	Chromosorb P(DMCS)
Column diameter (mm)
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	90.	35.	45.	50.	58.
I	668.68	665.	665.	665.	665.
Reference	Castello, Berg, et al., 1973	Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972	Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972	Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972	Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Packed	Packed	Packed
Active phase	Vacuum Grease Oil (VM-4)	Squalane	SE-30	Squalane	SE-30
Column length (m)		100.	6.1	3.0
Carrier gas			N2	N2	N2
Substrate			Chromosorb W	Embacel
Column diameter (mm)		0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	68.	70.	75.	100.	80.
I	666.	666.9	668.	668.	667.
Reference	Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972	Dimov and Schopov, 1971	Robinson and Odell, 1971	Robinson and Odell, 1971	Mitra and Saha, 1970
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Packed	Capillary	Packed	Packed
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)			91.4	15.	15.
Carrier gas	N2	N2	N2	He	He
Substrate				Chromosorb P	Chromosorb P
Column diameter (mm)			0.25	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	25.	80.	40.	27.	49.
I	667.	667.	670.	666.	667.
Reference	Mitra and Saha, 1970	Mitra and Saha, 1970	Matukuma, 1969	Hively and Hinton, 1968	Hively and Hinton, 1968
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Packed	Packed	Packed	Capillary
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	15.	15.	10.	10.	100.
Carrier gas	He	He	H2	H2	H2
Substrate	Chromosorb P	Chromosorb P
Column diameter (mm)	0.25	0.25			0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	67.	86.	30.	50.	30.
I	667.	667.	666.	666.5	666.
Reference	Hively and Hinton, 1968	Hively and Hinton, 1968	Tourres, 1967	Tourres, 1967	Tourres, 1967, 2
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Capillary	Capillary	Packed	Packed	Packed
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	100.	100.	1.8	1.8	1.8
Carrier gas	H2	H2
Substrate			Untreated celite	Untreated celite	Untreated celite
Column diameter (mm)	0.25	0.25
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	50.	70.	100.	22.	30.
I	666.	667.	668.	666.	666.
Reference	Tourres, 1967, 2	Tourres, 1967, 2	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

Column type	Packed	Packed	Packed	Packed	Packed
Active phase	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane	Squalane
Column length (m)	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Carrier gas
Substrate	Untreated celite	Untreated celite	Untreated celite	Untreated celite	Untreated celite
Column diameter (mm)
Phase thickness (μm)
Temperature (C)	40.	55.	60.	70.	80.
I	666.	667.	667.	668.	667.
Reference	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966	Evans, 1966
Comment	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI	MSDC-RI

References

Go To: Top, Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal, Notes

Chen, Liang, et al., 2001
Chen, J.P.; Liang, X.M.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, L.F., Prediction of GC retention values under various column temperature conditions from temperature programmed data, Chromatographia, 2001, 53, 9/10, 539-547, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02491619 . [all data]

Heinzen, Soares, et al., 1999
Heinzen, V.E.F.; Soares, M.F.; Yunes, R.A., Semi-empirical topological method for the prediction of the chromatographic retention of cis- and trans-alkene isomers and alkanes, J. Chromatogr. A, 1999, 849, 2, 495-506, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(99)00530-0 . [all data]

Skrbic, 1997
Skrbic, B.D., Unified retention concept -- statistical treatment of Kováts retention index, J. Chromatogr. A, 1997, 764, 2, 257-264, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(96)00955-7 . [all data]

Zhang and Lu, 1996
Zhang, X.; Lu, P., Unified equation between Kováts indices on different stationary phases for select types of compounds, J. Chromatogr. A, 1996, 731, 1-2, 187-199, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(95)01213-3 . [all data]

Estel, Mohnke, et al., 1995
Estel, D.; Mohnke; Biermans; Rotzsche, The analysis of C₄-C₁₁ hydrocarbons in naphtha and reformate with a new apolar fused silica column, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr., 1995, 18, 7, 403-412, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240180703 . [all data]

Hilal, Carreira, et al., 1994
Hilal, S.H.; Carreira, L.A.; Karickhoff, S.W.; Melton, C.M., Estimation of Gas-Liquid Chromatographic Retention Times from Molecular Structure, J. Chromatogr. A, 1994, 662, 2, 269-280, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(94)80515-6 . [all data]

Krupcik, Skacani, et al., 1994
Krupcik, J.; Skacani, I.; Benicka, E.; Sandra, P., Dependence of gas chromatographic retention data of hydrocarbons on the film thickness of the polydimethylsiloxane stationary phase, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1994, 59, 11, 2390-2396, https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19942390 . [all data]

Skrbic and Cvejanov, 1992
Skrbic, B.D.; Cvejanov, J.Dj., Unified retention indices of hydrocarbons on BP-1 dimethylsiloxane stationary phase, Chromatographia, 1992, 34, 1/2, 83-84, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02290465 . [all data]

Guan, Kiraly, et al., 1989
Guan, Y.; Kiraly, J.; Rijks, J.A., Interactive retention index database for compound identification in temperature-programmed capillary gas chromatography, J. Chromatogr., 1989, 472, 129-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)94101-3 . [all data]

Bangjie, Yijian, et al., 1988
Bangjie, C.; Yijian, G.; Shaoyi, P., Calculation of retention indices at an assigned temperature from temperature programmed data, Chromatographia, 1988, 25, 6, 539-542, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02324830 . [all data]

Laub and Purnell, 1988
Laub, R.J.; Purnell, J.H., Specific retention volumes, retention indices, and family-plot regressions of aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic hydrocarbon solutes with OV-101 poly (dimethylsiloxane) stationary phase, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1988, 11, 9, 649-660, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240110908 . [all data]

Lunskii and Paizanskaya, 1988
Lunskii, M.Kh.; Paizanskaya, I.L., Identification of hydrocarbons C₁-C₉ of petrol fractions of oils and condensates in the use of capillary columns with dinonylphthalate, Zh. Anal. Khim., 1988, 43, 127-135. [all data]

Boneva and Dimov, 1986
Boneva, S.; Dimov, N., Unified retention index of hydrocarbons separated on dimethylsilicone OV-101, Chromatographia, 1986, 21, 12, 697-700, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02313682 . [all data]

Chien, Furio, et al., 1983
Chien, C.-F.; Furio, D.L.; Kopecni, M.M.; Laub, R.J., Specific Retention Volumes and Retention Indices of Selected Hydrocarbon Solutes with OV-101 and SP-2100 Polydimethylsiloxane Solvents, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1983, 6, 10, 577-580, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240061013 . [all data]

Lubeck and Sutton, 1983
Lubeck, A.J.; Sutton, DL., Kovats retention indices of selected hydrocarbons through C₁₀ on bonded phase fused silica capillaries, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1983, 6, 6, 328-332, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240060612 . [all data]

Anders, Scheller, et al., 1982
Anders, G.; Scheller, M.; Schuhler, C.; Struppe, H.G., Zur Vorausberechnung von Bruttoretentioszeiten bei temperaturprogramierter Gaschromatographie mit Hilfe isotherm bestimmter Retentionsindices und einer Anpassung an experimentelle Retentionszeiten, Chromatographia, 1982, 15, 1, 43-47, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02269039 . [all data]

Johansen and Ettre, 1982
Johansen, N.G.; Ettre, L.S., Retention index values of hydrocarbons on open-tubular columns coated with methylsilicone liquid phases, Chromatographia, 1982, 15, 10, 625-630, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279488 . [all data]

Mitra, 1981
Mitra, G.D., Conversion of linear retention indices into logarithmic retention indices, J. Chromatogr., 1981, 211, 2, 239-242, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)88039-5 . [all data]

Nijs and Jacobs, 1981
Nijs, H.H.; Jacobs, P.A., On-Line Single Run Analysis of Effluents from a Fischer-Tropsch Reactor, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1981, 19, 1, 40-45, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/19.1.40 . [all data]

Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979
Bajus, M.; Veselý, V.; Leclercq, P.A.; Rijks, J.A., Steam cracking of hydrocarbons. 2. Pyrolysis of methylcyclohexane, Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 1979, 18, 2, 135-142, https://doi.org/10.1021/i360070a012 . [all data]

Bajus, Veselý, et al., 1979, 2
Bajus, M.; Veselý, V.; Leclercq, P.A.; Rijks, J.A., Steam cracking of hydrocarbons. 1. Pyrolysis of heptane, Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 1979, 18, 1, 30-37, https://doi.org/10.1021/i360069a007 . [all data]

Castello and D'Amato, 1979
Castello, G.; D'Amato, G., Use of Linear and Branched-Chain Paraffinic Liquid Phases as Non-Polar Reference Materials in Gas Chromatography, J. Chromatogr., 1979, 175, 1, 27-35, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)86400-6 . [all data]

Chretien and Dubois, 1976
Chretien, J.R.; Dubois, J.-E., New Perspectives in the Prediction of Kovats Indices, J. Chromatogr., 1976, 126, 171-189, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)84071-1 . [all data]

Lulova, Leont'eva, et al., 1976
Lulova, N.I.; Leont'eva, S.A.; Timofeeva, A.N., Gas-chromatographic method of determination of individual hydrocarbons in catalytic cracking gasolines in Proceedings of All-Union Research Institute on Oil Processes. Vol.18, All-Union Research Institute on Oil Processes, Moscow, 1976, 30-53. [all data]

Rijks, van den Berg, et al., 1974
Rijks, J.A.; van den Berg, J.H.M.; Diependaal, J.P., Characterization of hydrocarbons in complex mixtures by two-dimensional precision gas chromatography, J. Chromatogr., 1974, 91, 603-612, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)97941-5 . [all data]

Rijks and Cramers, 1974
Rijks, J.A.; Cramers, C.A., High precision capillary gas chromatography of hydrocarbons, Chromatographia, 1974, 7, 3, 99-106, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02269819 . [all data]

Castello, Berg, et al., 1973
Castello, G.; Berg, M.; Lunardelli, M., Temperature dependence of the retention indices of branched-chain paraffins on non-polar stationary phases. A method for its calculation on the basis of molecular structure, J. Chromatogr., 1973, 79, 23-31, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)85270-5 . [all data]

Sidorov, Petrova, et al., 1972
Sidorov, R.I.; Petrova, V.I.; Ivanova, M.P., Qualitative analysis of wide-boiling fraction C5-C10 with capillary chromatography in Processes in chromatographic columns. Vol.17, 1972, 14-25. [all data]

Dimov and Schopov, 1971
Dimov, N.; Schopov, D., Empirische korrektion der physikalisch-chemischen retentionsindexe von kohlenwasserstoffen auf squalan, J. Chromatogr., 1971, 63, 223-228, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)85634-X . [all data]

Robinson and Odell, 1971
Robinson, P.G.; Odell, A.L., A system of standard retention indices and its uses. The characterisation of stationary phases and the prediction of retention indices, J. Chromatogr., 1971, 57, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(71)80001-8 . [all data]

Mitra and Saha, 1970
Mitra, G.D.; Saha, N.C., Determination of Retention Indices of Saturated Hydrocarbons by Graphical Methods, J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1970, 8, 2, 95-102, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/8.2.95 . [all data]

Matukuma, 1969
Matukuma, A., Retention indices of alkanes through C₁₀ and alkenes through C₈ and relation between boiling points and retention data, Gas Chromatogr., Int. Symp. Anal. Instrum. Div Instrum Soc. Amer., 1969, 7, 55-75. [all data]

Hively and Hinton, 1968
Hively, R.A.; Hinton, R.E., Variation of the retention index with temperature on squalane substrates, J. Gas Chromatogr., 1968, 6, 4, 203-217, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/6.4.203 . [all data]

Tourres, 1967
Tourres, D.A., Structural analysis of industrial butene dimers by gas chromatography, J. Gas Chromatogr., 1967, 5, 1, 35-40, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/5.1.35 . [all data]

Tourres, 1967, 2
Tourres, D.A., Structure moléculaire et rétention en chromatographie en phase gazeuse. Influence de la température sur l'indice de rétention d'alcanes isomères, J. Chromatogr., 1967, 30, 357-377, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)84168-0 . [all data]

Evans, 1966
Evans, M.B., Retention indices of solutes on squalane, dinonyl phthalate, and polyethylene glycol 400, J. Gas Chromatogr., 1966, 4, 1, 1-3, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/4.1.1 . [all data]

Notes

Go To: Top, Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal, References

Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses its best efforts to deliver a high quality copy of the Database and to verify that the data contained therein have been selected on the basis of sound scientific judgment. However, NIST makes no warranties to that effect, and NIST shall not be liable for any damage that may result from errors or omissions in the Database.
Customer support for NIST Standard Reference Data products.