Ratio of the distance travelled by the centre of the spot to the distance simultaneously travelled by the mobile phase:
By definition the
values are always less than unity. They are usually given to two decimal places. In order to simplify this presentation the
values may be used: they correspond to the
values multiplied by 100. Ideally,
values are identical to the
values used in
column chromatography.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819
(Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 845
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
in column chromatography
