Title: normal-phase chromatography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - normal-phase chromatography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.N04214
Status: current

Definition
An elution procedure in which the stationary phase is more polar then the mobile phase. This term is used in liquid chromatography to emphasize the contrast to reversed-phase chromatography.

Related Terms
- chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01075
- elution: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02042
- reversed-phase chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05376

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 819. 'Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 826 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365040819)

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Citation: Citation: 'normal-phase chromatography' 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.N04214
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