Chromatography Forum

Hi all,
asking some help here. I am using GC/MS to analyze hexane, heptane and isopropyl alcohol mixtures. I have the freedom to select a solvent.
The solvent that used to dissolve the standard was methanol. However, I really having a hard time to separate the three compound from the solvent, maybe due to their b.p.s being too close?
so two questions:
(1) is there any tip to optimize the separation conditions to make the peak show up?

(2)should I switch to an easier solvent? if so, any suggestions?

Thanks so much for your help!!

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Hi,

Could you be more specific about the sample and what column do you use? I guess that your ramping too fast.

Regards,
Alvin