Abstract
The retention indices of methyl and trimethylsilyl esters of octadeca-, eicosa- and tricosa-ynoic fatty acids containing acetylenic bonds were measured on non-polar stationary phase (dimethylsilicone with 5% phenyl groups). An unusually large increase in retention is observed for compounds containing conjugated and methylene interrupted acetylenic bonds. The additional increase in retention index as a result of the presence of one conjugated acetylenic bond is roughly equivalent to the retention increase caused by lengthening of the hydrocarbon chain for one carbon atom. The increase in retention for methylene interrupted bonds constitutes approximately 50% increase for conjugated triple bonds. A further increase in interruption substantially decreases the effect. Based on available literature data and the results of this work, the contributions of conjugated acetylenic and olefinic bonds, and methylene interrupted acetylenic bonds to retention were estimated.
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