Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in
alphabetical order listing eluotropic values, solvent strength parameters
which are proportional to the adsorption energy of the solvent on a specific
chromatographic support.
|
º on Alumina
|
º on Octadecylsilane
|
º on Silica
|
Acetone |
0.56
|
8.8
|
0.53
|
Acetonitrile |
0.65
|
0.52
|
3.1
|
n-Butyl
Alcohol |
0.7
|
|
|
n-Butyl
Chloride |
0.26
|
|
0.20
|
Chlorobenzene |
0.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chloroform |
0.40
|
|
0.26
|
Cyclohexane |
0.04
|
|
0.03
|
Cyclopentane |
0.05
|
|
|
Dichloromethane |
0.42
|
|
0.30
|
N,N-Dimethylformamide |
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
0.62
|
|
|
1,4-Dioxane |
0.56
|
11.7
|
0.51
|
Ethyl
Acetate |
0.58
|
|
0.48
|
Ethyl
Ether |
0.38
|
|
0.43
|
Ethylene
Dichloride |
0.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heptane |
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
Hexane |
0.01
|
|
0.01
|
Iso-Octane |
0.01
|
|
|
Isopropyl
Alcohol |
0.82
|
8.3
|
0.60
|
Methanol |
0.95
|
1.0
|
0.70
|
|
|
|
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
0.74
|
|
|
Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
0.35
|
|
0.48
|
Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
0.51
|
|
|
Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
0.43
|
|
|
Pentane |
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
n-Propyl
Alcohol |
0.82
|
10.1
|
|
Pyridine
|
0.7
|
|
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
0.45
|
3.7
|
0.53
|
Toluene
|
0.29
|
|
0.22
|
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
-0.25
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
o-Xylene
|
0.26
|
|
|
Not included:
n-Butyl Acetate
o-Dichlorobenzene
Dimethyl Acetamide
Ethyl Alcohol
Glyme
Isobutyl Alcohol
Isopropyl Myristate
Methyl Isoamyl Ketone
Methyl n-Propyl Ketone
N-Methylpyrrolidone
Petroleum Ether
Propylene Carbonate
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Triethylamine
Trifluoroacetic Acid
Water
|