Eluotrope series acc. Strain

Eluotrope series according to Strain

H. H. Strain; "Chromatographic Adsorption Analysis", Interscience Publ., Inc., New York (1942)

Least polar
petroleum ether
carbon tetrachloride
cyclohexane
carbon disulfide
diethyl ether
acetone
benzene
toluene
organic esters
1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform , dichloromethane
alcohols
water
pyridine
organic acids
mixtures of organic acids with bases, water, alcohols or pyridine
Most polar