Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification.. For my research group (synthetic organic chemistry), we require an Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) system to measure/monitor/characterize enantio-purity of chiral organic compounds that are generated using our catalytic methods. This SFC system is essential to my research program as it enables facile chiral analysis of wide-range of organic compounds. The sample introduction on the Agilent SFC utilizes FEED injection so we can inject reliability and reproducibly from 0.1uL to 90uL without changing the loop due to sample limitations. The Agilent 1260 also has a higher pressure-limit of 600bar vs other SFC, also with higher flow rates (up to 5ml/min). Agilent is the only supplier that can provide such an SFC system that meets these requirements. We researched other suppliers, all of which led to the determination that Agilent has the unique ability to meet our needs. For these reasons, this is a sole source procurement.
