Eluotrope series according to Strain

Eluotrope series according to Strain; H. H. Strain; "Chromatographic Adsorption Analysis", Interscience Publ., Inc., New York (1942)
Least polar
petroleum ether
carbon tetrachlorideimage ofcarbon tetrachloride
cyclohexaneimage ofcyclohexane
carbon disulfideimage ofcarbon disulfide
diethyl etherimage ofdiethyl ether
acetoneimage ofacetone
benzeneimage ofbenzene
tolueneimage oftoluene
organic esters
1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform , dichloromethane
alcohols
waterimage ofwater
pyridineimage ofpyridine
organic acids
mixtures of organic acids with bases, water, alcohols or pyridine
Most polar