by
Victor » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:22 pm
I am not sure what you are asking for in your question. However, I think you are asking for a set of tables of retention indices where you can check the retention index perhaps of a compound on a series of columns of different polarity.
There is such a thing called the Sadtler retention index volumes, which contain retention index data of a large number of organic compounds. I checked and you can buy this from Agilent. I am not sure if it is necessary to use Agilent columns, or whether a generic column can be substituted for the particular Agilent phase advertised. I think this sort of stuff has somewhat fallen out of fashion since the advent of cheap GC-MS instruments, but nevertheless, obtaining retention data on two columns of different polarity is still a powerful means of confirming peak identity.
Sadtler Retention Index
The Sadtler Gas Chromatography Standard Retention Library is a four-volume reference set that identifies compounds by retention indexes alone. It catalogs over 2,000 compounds by their retention behavior on three different HP Ultra capillary columns.
Ordering Information
9320-5791 Retention Index Library
19091-65020 Retention Index Kit of Capillary Columns
Kit includes the three columns used to generate the RI data in the Sadtler Retention Index Library
