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 tetrachloridestructure of carbon tetrachloride
cyclohexanestructure of cyclohexane
carbon disulfidestructure of carbon disulfide
diethyl etherstructure of diethyl ether
acetonestructure of acetone
benzenestructure of benzene
toluenestructure of toluene
organic esters
1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform , dichloromethane
alcohols
waterstructure of water
pyridinestructure of pyridine
organic acids
mixtures of organic acids with bases, water, alcohols or pyridine
Most polar