ChemSW develops NIST GC Retention Index database

ChemSW has released a NIST GC Retention Index (GC-RI) database library and search program for GC Method Development for anyone performing gas chromatography (GC, GC/MS, GC/FTIR).

The gas phase Retention Index (RI) database contains the Kovats Indices (KI) for more than 293,000 citations (GC conditions, literature citations with titles, and RI values).

The vendor-independent tool expedites method development.

Users can search for RI data by compound name, partial name, formula, nominal molecular weight, CAS number, or structure, plus searches can be narrowed by column type, stationary phase type, or temperature conditions.

Users can even constrain their search by 'RI value range'.

The NIST GC-RI database and its accompanying search program provide retention index data and gas chromatographic conditions for 44,008 compounds on polar and non-polar stationary phase used with packed and open tubular columns.

The 293,247 citations (index values and GC methods) contain the complete bibliographical information and title of the original source research paper.

Details of the gas chromatographic method used to obtain the retention index are also provided.

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