Cyano-modified precoated silica layers

AMINO-, CYANO-, AND DIOL-MODIFIED PRECOATED SILICA LAYERS... 

Amino-, Cyano-, and Diol-Modified Precoated Silica Layers... 

HPTLC separation material is available in the form of precoated layers supported by glass, plastic sheets or aluminum foil. Although precoated layers of aluminum oxide, cellulose, polyamide, ion exchange materials, reversed phase silica (alkyl bonded) have been commercially available for quite some time, the vast majority of TLC separations is carried out on normal phase silica gel, particularly in quantitative TLC analysis. Recently introduced plates modified with amino, cyano and diol functional groups bonded to the silica can be used as multimodal media. Depending on the developing solvent used, they extend normal phase or reversed phase chromatographic properties. These layers may affect the predominant role of normal phase silica gel in TLC to a certain extent. They are described in Chapter 4 of this book. Also chiral layers for the separation of optical isomers are available and cause increased interest (11). 

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