The retention indexes of 41 alkyloxazoles and alkylthiazoles have been determined at 110°C on capillary columns with OV-101/KF, Triton X-305/KF, and PEG-40M/KF, and the contributions calculated to the retention indexes of the methyl, ethyl, and propyl groups at different positions in the rings. The magnitude of the contribution for each alkyl group depends on its position in the ring; this has been used in the calculation schemes to predict the retention indexes of di- and trisubstituted oxazoles and thiazoles with different alkyl radicals