Tables for Chemistry

Eluotropic series acc. Snyder

Eluotropic series on Alumina according to Snyder

Sorted according to solvent elution strength (ε0) in alumina.
Snyder in "High-Performance Liquid chromatography" (C. Horvàth ed.), Vol. 3, Academic Press, New York
Solventε0
n-pentane0.00
n-hexane0.01
n-heptane0.01
cyclohexane0.04
carbon disulfide0.15
carbon tetrachloride0.18
isopropyl ether0.28
2-chloropropane0.29
toluene0.29
1-chloropropane0.30
chlorobenzene0.30
benzene0.32
bromoethane0.37
diethyl ether0.38
chloroform0.40
dichloromethane0.42
tetrahydrofuran0.45
1,2-dichloroethane0.49
ethyl methyl ketone0.51
acetone0.56
dioxane0.56
ethyl acetate0.58
methyl acetate0.60
1-pentanol0.61
dimethyl sulfoxide0.62
aniline0.62
nitromethane0.64
acetonitrile0.65
pyridine0.71
2-propanol0.82
ethanol0.88
methanol0.95
ethylene glycol1.11
acetic acid>>1