“…The test mixture contained racemic C6 and C8-cl2 y-lactones and C9-cl2 &-lactones, 5 mg/l each in hexane; 0.5 pl was injected on-column at 70 "C. After 60 s the oven was rapidly heated to 130 "C and the oven was then programmed at 0.9 "/min to 190 "C. The carrier gas velocity of 52 cm/s was determned by measurement of the gas hold-up time at room temperature The listed separation number, TZaccording to Kaiser [16], represents the mean value for the pairs of the R and the S enantiomers of nonalactone and decalactone. The resolution of the enantiomers, Rs was calculated from peak widths at half height, using a correction factor of 1.18 according to Rohrschneider (17,181. The order of elution of y-and &lactones was R before Sthroughout, as determined by Bernreuther et al [19].…”