Eluotrope series according to Strain;
H. H. Strain; "Chromatographic Adsorption Analysis", Interscience Publ., Inc., New York (1942)
| Least polar | |
| petroleum ether | |
| carbon tetrachloride | |
| cyclohexane | |
| carbon disulfide | |
| diethyl ether | |
| acetone | |
| benzene | |
| toluene | |
| organic esters | |
| 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform , dichloromethane | |
| alcohols | |
| water | |
| pyridine | |
| organic acids | |
| mixtures of organic acids with bases, water, alcohols or pyridine | |
| Most polar | |