| Abstract: | Thin-Layer Chromatography of Hydrocarbon Waxes on Plates Coated with Urea Chromatographic mobility patterns of hydrocarbon waxes on normal silica gel G and urea-impregnated silica gel G plates are compared. Influence of polarity and temperature of the developing solvent, and effect of chain length and degree of branching of the wax on separation were investigated. The varying tendency of the wax components to form inclusion compounds with urea result in considerable difference in mobility patterns. Thus the various hydrocarbon waxes can be better differentiated. |
