Title: partition chromatography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - partition chromatography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.P04436
Status: current

Definition
Chromatography in which separation is based mainly on differences between the solubility of the sample components in the stationary phase ( gas chromatography), or on differences between the solubilities of the components in the mobile and stationary phases (liquid chromatography).

Related Terms
- Chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01075
- gas chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/G02578
- liquid chromatography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/L03578
- solubility: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05740

Sources
- Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 94 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)
- 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: 'partition 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.P04436
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