Naphthalene, 1,6-dimethyl-

Formula: C₁₂H₁₂
Molecular weight: 156.2237
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H12/c1-9-6-7-12-10(2)4-3-5-11(12)8-9/h3-8H,1-2H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CBMXCNPQDUJNHT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 575-43-9
Chemical structure:
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Other names: 1,6-Dimethylnaphthalene; Dimethylnaphthalene
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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.	1431.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	150.	1431.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	150.	1431.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	160.	1443.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	OV-1	130.	1402.	Engewald, Wennrich, et al., 1979	Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.23 mm
Capillary	Squalane	130.	1387.	Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978
Packed	SE-30	150.	1419.	Shlyakhov, Anvaer, et al., 1975

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	1408.4	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	1419.6	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	1427.3	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	1442.6	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	DB-5	1408.4	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	1419.6	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	1427.3	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	Petrocol DH	1383.86	White, Douglas, et al., 1992	100. m/0.25 mm/0.5 μm, He, 1. K/min; T_start: 30. C; T_end: 220. C
Capillary	DB-5	1428.	Rostad and Pereira, 1986	30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min

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	1418.7	Sandercock and du Pasquier, 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 40C(3min) => 4C/min => 208C => 25C/min => 290C(5min)

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

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	Supelcowax-10	2006.	Chung, Yung, et al., 2002	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 35. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 195. C @ 90. min
Capillary	Supelcowax-10	2006.	Chung, Yung, et al., 2001	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 35. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 195. C @ 90. min
Capillary	Supelcowax-10	2007.	Chung, 1999	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 35. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 195. C @ 90. min

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type	Active phase	Temperature (C)	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	Squalane	130.	1387.	Papazova and Pankova, 1975	N2; Column length: 100. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm
Packed	Polydimethyl siloxane	147.	1414.	Ferrand, 1962

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5 MS	1427.	Radulovic, Dordevic, et al., 2010	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 5. K/min, 290. C @ 10. min; T_start: 70. C
Capillary	OV-1	1471.	Asif and Fazeelat, 2006	Nitrogen, 4. K/min; Column length: 30. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_start: 60. C; T_end: 290. C
Capillary	Ultra-1	1397.	Elizalde-González, Hutfliess, et al., 1996	50. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, H2, 3. K/min, 300. C @ 35. min; T_start: 60. C

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

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	OV-1	1402.2	Dimov, Osman, et al., 1994	Program: not specified
Capillary	Polydimethyl siloxane, unknown content of Ph-groups	1425.	Geldon, 1989	Program: not specified
Capillary	Polydimethyl siloxane, unknown content of Ph-groups	1426.	Geldon, 1989	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	243.76	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	240.72	Skrbic and Onjia, 2006	2. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 250. C
Capillary	DB-5MS	243.96	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	246.56	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	243.57	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	DB-5	242.97	Williams and Horne, 1995	He, 60. C @ 2. min, 5. K/min; Column length: 25. m; Column diameter: 0.3 mm; T_end: 270. C
Capillary	DB-5	244.06	Wang, Fingas, et al., 1994	30. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 2. min, 6. K/min; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	CP Sil 8 CB	243.5	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	244.66	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	244.06	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	SE-52	243.30	Vassilaros, Kong, et al., 1982	20. m/0.30 mm/0.25 μm, H2, 40. C @ 2. min, 4. K/min; T_end: 265. C
Capillary	SE-52	240.72	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	243.9	Fuentes, Font, et al., 2007	Column length: 60. m; Program: not specified
Capillary	DB-5MS	243.8	Aracil, Font, et al., 2005	Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; Program: not specified
Capillary	Ultra-1	240.7	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	244.29	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	244.4	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	243.3	Bundt, Herbel, et al., 1991	50. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: not specified
Capillary	CP Sil 8 CB	243.4	Bundt, Herbel, et al., 1991	50. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: not specified

References

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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]

Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978
Bogoslovsky, Yu.N.; Anvaer, B.I.; Vigdergauz, M.S., Chromatographic constants in gas chromatography (in Russian), Standards Publ. House, Moscow, 1978, 192. [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]

Song, Lai, et al., 2003
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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]

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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]

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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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Chung, H.-Y.; Yung, I.K.S.; Ma, W.C.J.; Kim, J.-S., Analysis of volatile components in frozen and dried scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, Food Res. Int., 2002, 35, 1, 43-53, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(01)00107-7 . [all data]

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Chung, H.Y.; Yung, I.K.S.; Kim, J.-S., Comparison of volatile components in dried scallops (Chlamys farreri and Patinopecten yessoensis) prepared by boiling and steaming methods, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2001, 49, 1, 192-202, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf000692a . [all data]

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