Table 2.
Retention time (min) of the solvents tested in both columns.
| Analyte | Retention time (min) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ZB-BAC1 column (Phenomenex) | Analyte | Carbowax column (Agilent) | |
| Ethanol | 2.005 | Diethyl ether | 1.459 |
| Diethyl ether | 2.691 | Ethyl acetate | 2.695 |
| Dichloromethane | 2.952 | Dichloromethane | 3.109 |
| n-Propanol | 3.465 | Ethanol | 3.482 |
| Chloroform | 4.864 | Chloroform | 4.624 |
| Ethyl acetate | 5.367 | Toluene | 5.026 |
| n-Butanol | 6.293 | n-Propanol | 5.469 |
| Isopentanol | 8.774 | p-Xylene | 7.008 |
| Toluene | 9.587 | m-Xylene | 7.212 |
| p-Xylene | 10.460 | o-Xylene | 7.398 |
| m-Xylene | 10.571 | n-Butanol | 8.092 |
| o-Xylene | 10.726 | Isopentanol | 9.707 |