- British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
- Appendices
- Appendix I A. General Reagents
Silica Gel for Chromatography, Octylsilyl, End-capped |
Silica Gel for Chromatography, Octylsilyl, End-capped
A very finely divided (3 μm-10 μm) silica gel, chemically modified at the surface by the bonding of octylsilyl groups. To minimise any interaction with basic compounds, it is carefully end-capped to cover most of the remaining silanol groups. The particle size is indicated after the name of the reagent in the tests where it is used.
Fine, white or almost white, homogeneous powder, practically insoluble in water and in ethanol (96%).