Ethylene
- Formula: C2H4
- Molecular weight: 28.0532
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 74-85-1
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- Other names: Ethene; Acetene; Bicarburretted hydrogen; Elayl; Olefiant gas; C2H4; Athylen; Liquid ethyene; UN 1038; UN 1962
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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
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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 | Methyl Silicone | Porapack Q | Methyl Silicone | SPB-1 | Polydimethyl siloxanes |
Column length (m) | 60. | ||||
Carrier gas | He | ||||
Substrate | |||||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.53 | ||||
Phase thickness (μm) | 5. | ||||
Program | not specified | not specified | not specified | 40C(6min) => 5C/min => 80C => 10C/min => 200C | not specified |
I | 178. | 180. | 166. | 165. | 165. |
Reference | Chen and Feng, 2007 | Zenkevich and Rodin, 2004 | Zenkevich, 2000 | Flanagan, Streete, et al., 1997 | Zenkevich, 1997 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Packed | Packed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Active phase | Polydimethyl siloxanes | SPB-1 | SE-30 | Squalane |
Column length (m) | 60. | 6.1 | 3.0 | |
Carrier gas | Helium | N2 | N2 | |
Substrate | Chromosorb W | Embacel | ||
Column diameter (mm) | 0.53 | |||
Phase thickness (μm) | 5.0 | |||
Program | not specified | 40 0C (6 min) 5 0C/min -> 80 0C 10 0C/min -> 200 0C | 50C910min) => 20C/min => 90(6min) => 10C/min => 150C(hold) | 25C(5min) => 2C/min => 35 => 4C/min => 95C(hold) |
I | 165. | 165. | 188. | 180. |
Reference | Zenkevich, Chupalov, et al., 1996 | Strete, Ruprah, et al., 1992 | Robinson and Odell, 1971 | Robinson and Odell, 1971 |
Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Chen and Feng, 2007
Chen, Y.; Feng, C.,
QSPR study on gas chromatography retention index of some organic pollutants,
Comput. Appl. Chem. (China), 2007, 24, 10, 1404-1408. [all data]
Zenkevich and Rodin, 2004
Zenkevich, I.G.; Rodin, A.A.,
Gas chromatographic identification of some volatile toxic fluorine containing compounds by precalculated retention indices,
J. Ecol. Chem. (Rus.), 2004, 13, 1, 22-28. [all data]
Zenkevich, 2000
Zenkevich, I.G.,
Mutual Correlation between Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices of Unsaturated and Saturated Hydrocarbons found by Molecular Dynamics,
Z. Anal. Chem., 2000, 55, 10, 1091-1097. [all data]
Flanagan, Streete, et al., 1997
Flanagan, R.J.; Streete, P.J.; Ramsey, J.D.,
Volatile Substance Abuse, UNODC Technical Series, No 5, United Nations, Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria, 1997, 56, retrieved from http://www.odccp.org/pdf/technicalseries1997-01-011.pdf. [all data]
Zenkevich, 1997
Zenkevich, I.G.,
Influence of the Variations of Dynamics Molecular Parameterts on the Additivity of Chromatigraphic Retention Indices of Products of Organic Reactions Relative to Initial Reagents,
Dokl. Akad. Nauk (Rus.), 1997, 353, 5, 625-627. [all data]
Zenkevich, Chupalov, et al., 1996
Zenkevich, I.G.; Chupalov, A.A.; Herzschuh, R.,
Correlation of the Increments of Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices with the Differences of Innermolecular Energies of Reagents and Products of Chemical Reactions,
Zh. Org. Khim. (Rus.), 1996, 32, 11, 1685-1691. [all data]
Strete, Ruprah, et al., 1992
Strete, P.J.; Ruprah, M.; Ramsey, J.D.; Flanagan, R.J.,
Detection and identification of volatile substances by headspace capillary gas chromatography to aid the diagnosis of acute poisoning,
Analyst, 1992, 117, 7, 1111-1127, https://doi.org/10.1039/an9921701111
. [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]
Notes
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