Title: chiral stationary phase
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - chiral stationary phase
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.CT06920
Status: current

Definition
A stationary phase which incorporates a chiral selector. If not a constituent of the stationary phase as a whole, the chiral selector can be chemically bonded to (chiral bonded stationary phase ) or immobilised onto the surface of a solid support or column wall (chiral coated stationary phase), or simply dissolved in the liquid stationary phase.

Related Terms
- chiral: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01057
- chiral selector: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/CT06931
- constituent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01281
- stationary phase: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05949

Source
- PAC, 1997, 69, 1475. 'Classification and characterization of stationary phases for liquid chromatography: Part I. Descriptive terminology (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)' on page 1479 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199769071475)

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Citation: Citation: 'chiral stationary phase' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.CT06920
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