Merck, 1058020001, LuxPlate™ TLC plates, Silica gel 60 F254

General description
25 Glass plates 5 x 10 cm
Analysis Note
Specific surface area (according to BET; 5-Pt. measurement): 480 - 540 m²/g
Pore volume (N₂-isotherm): 0.74 - 0.84 ml/g
d 50 (laser diffraction, size distribution): 9.7 - 11.7 µm
Layer thickness: 210 - 250 µm
Deviation of layer thickness per plate: ≤ 35 µm
Chromatographic testing:
A) colour test
hRf-values
- bleu vif organol, colour test, lipophile: 11 - 25
- Ceres Black G, colour test, lipophile: 34 - 48
- ceres Violet brn, colour test, lipophile: 52 - 67
separation number (colour test, lipophile): ≥ 9
B) Steroid test
hRf-values
- Hydrocortisone, steroid test: 25 - 37
- Reichstein S, steroid test: 37 - 49
- Methyltestosterone, steroid test: 42 - 54
Typical value determined on a conditioned plate
Eluent A) Toluene (45% rel. humidity)
Eluent B) Ethyl acetate/Toluene (95+5 v/v; 20% rel. humidity)
Other Notes
Replaces: 5802-1; 5802
Legal Information
LUXPLATE is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany