CHROMATOGRAPHY Flashcards
- used for separating ORGANIC and INORGANIC compounds for further analysis
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
GREEK words
khroma - color
graphein - to write
CHROMATOGRAPHY
invented by Russian botanist ____
Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet
CHROMATOGRAPHY
STATIONARY phase
SOLID / LIQUID (e.g. paper)
CHROMATOGRAPHY
MOBILE phase
LIQUID / GAS (solvent)
- separate and identify the different components of an ORGANIC DYE MIXTURE
THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
TLC
- ADsorbent layer
- sheet of glass/plastic/aluminum foil coated with adsorbent (usually silica gel)
STATIONARY PHASE
TLC
usual adsorbent
silica gel
TLC
- solvent micture drawn up the plate via capillary action
MOBILE phase
TLC
DYES USED
Bromcresol green
Methylene blue
Methyl orange
Methyl red
Gentian violet
TLC
SOLVENT SYSTEM
Chloroform-ethanol
TLC
- Beaker + Watch glass
- contains a portion os solvent system
TLC CHAMBER
TLC
TLC PLATE dimensions
5 cm x 20 cm
TLC
BASELINE
1cm from the bottom, above the solvent level
TLC
DIAMETER SPOT
1-2mm
TLC
STATIONARY PHASE
TLC PLATE
TLC
MOBILE PHASE
chloroform-ethanol
FORMULA
Rf value
substance / solvent
TLC
the EXTENT of SEPARATION is measured by ____
retention factor
TLC
Rf value depends on the ____ and ____ of the components of the sample
relative solubility & adsorptive properties
TLC
stationary phase is MORE POLAR than mobile phase
NORMAL PHASE CHROMA
TLC
stationary phase is LESS POLAR than mobile phase
REVERSE PHASE CHROMA
MOST COMMONLY USED chromatographic technique to determine DRUGS in pharmaceutical preparations and in biological material
HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMA
HPLC
HPLC
MOBILE phase is pumped through the ____
column