V800352
Silica gel
GF254, suitable for thin layer chromatography (TLC)
product line
Vetec™
form
solid
technique(s)
thin layer chromatography (TLC): suitable
impurities
10.0-15.0% calcium sulfate
bp
2230 °C
mp
>1600 °C
anion traces
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.02%
cation traces
Fe: ≤0.02%
SMILES string
O=[Si]=O
InChI
1S/O2Si/c1-3-2
InChI key
VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Silica gel is an amorphous form of silicon dioxide (SiO2), which is widely used as a desiccant for moisture absorption, as a stationary phase in chromatographic applications, and also as a humidity indicator.
Application
Silica gel can be used as a stationary phase in thin-layer chromatography to separate a mixture of non-volatile compounds using a single solvent or a mixture of solvents as mobile phase.
Legal Information
Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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