Table 3.
NPLC retention indices for the five-ring PAHs.
| PAHs | Abbreviations |
MM (Da) |
No. of Aromatic Carbon |
Thickness (Å) |
Log I NH2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzo[ghi]fluoranthene | BghiF | 226 | 18 | 3.88 | 3.70 |
| Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene | CPcdP | 226 | 18 | 3.89 | 3.95 |
| Benz[e]aceanthrylene | BeAce | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.58 |
| Benz[j]aceanthrylene | BjAce | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.64 |
| Benz[j]acephenanthrylene | BjAcep | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.54 |
| Benz[k]acephenanthrylene | BkAcep | 252 | 20 | 3.90 | 4.51 |
| Benz[l]acephenanthrylene | BlAcep | 252 | 20 | 4.73 | 4.50 |
| Benzo[a]fluoranthene | BaF | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.44 |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | BbF | 252 | 20 | 3.88 | 4.43 |
| Benzo[j]fluoranthene | BjF | 252 | 20 | 3.94 | 4.52 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | BkF | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.41 |
| Benzo[e]pyrene | BeP | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.40 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | BaP | 252 | 20 | 3.89 | 4.30 |
| 1-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 1-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.20 | 4.42 |
| 2-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 2-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.21 | 4.37 |
| 3-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 3-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.22 | 4.45 |
| 4-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 4-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.21 | 4.38 |
| 5-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 5-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.22 | 4.39 |
| 6-Methylbenzo[pyrene | 6-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.36 | 4.52 |
| 7-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 7-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.22 | 4.40 |
| 8-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 8-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.20 | 4.42 |
| 9-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 9-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.20 | 4.41 |
| 10-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 10-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.98 | 4.36 |
| 11-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 11-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.89 | 4.36 |
| 12-Methylbenzo[a]pyrene | 12-MeBaP | 266 | 20 | 4.21 | 4.42 |
| Perylene | Per | 252 | 20 | 3.91 | 4.48 |
| 1-Methylperylene | 1-MePer | 266 | 20 | 5.27 | 4.50 |
| 2-Methylperylene | 2-MePer | 266 | 20 | 4.46 | 4.49 |
| 3-Methylperylene | 3-MePer | 266 | 20 | 4.44 | 4.59 |
| Benzo[a]naphthacene | BaNap | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 4.97 |
| Benzo[b]chrysene | BbC | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 5.00 |
| Benzo[c]chrysene | BcC | 278 | 22 | 5.39 | 4.56 |
| Benzo[g]chrysene | BgC | 278 | 22 | 5.32 | 4.56 |
| Dibenz[a,c]anthracene | DBacA | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 5.04 |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | DBahA | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 5.03 |
| Dibenz[a,j]anthracene | DBajA | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 4.96 |
| Dibenzo[b,g]phenanthrene | DBbgP | 278 | 22 | 5.23 | 4.50 |
| Dibenzo[c,g]phenanthrene | DBcgP | 278 | 22 | 6.24 | 4.16 |
| Pentaphene | Pen | 278 | 22 | 3.89 | 4.96 |
| Picene | Pic | 278 | 22 | 3.90 | 5.00 |
| 1-Methylpicene | 1-MePic | 292 | 22 | 5.39 | 5.03 |
| 2-Methylpicene | 2-MePic | 292 | 22 | 4.20 | 5.12 |
| 3-Methylpicene | 3-MePic | 292 | 22 | 4.20 | 5.12 |
| 6-Methylpicene | 6-MePic | 292 | 22 | 5.56 | 5.10 |
| 13-Methylpicene | 13-MePic | 292 | 22 | 5.42 | 5.06 |