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Chromatography

Ion-pair chromatography

Adding an amphiphilic counter-ion to the mobile phase so a charged analyte forms a neutral pair with enough hydrophobic character to be retained on C18.

Related terms

HILIC
Hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatography. Polar stationary phase, high-organic mobile phase. Retains polar analytes that reverse phase cannot hold.

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