The ratio of the adjusted or net retention volume (time) or retention
factor of a component relative to that of a standard, obtained under identical conditions:
Depending on the relative position of the peak corresponding to the standard compound
in the
chromatogram, the value of
may be smaller, larger or identical to unity.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819
(Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 843
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.
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in column chromatography
in planar chromatography
