Planar Chromatography

摘要

This review covers the literature of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) found by computer-assisted searching in Chemical Abstracts and the ISI Web of Science from November 1, 2001 to November 1, 2003. The literature search was augmented by consulting Analytical Abstracts, and the following journals publishing papers on TLC were searched directly: Journal of Chromatography (parts A and B and the bibliography issues), Journal of Chromatographic Science, Chromatographia, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies, Journal of AOAC International, Journal of Planar Chromatography-Modem TLC, and Acta Chromatographica. No papers reporting new research on paper chromatography, the other main classification of planar chromatography, were considered to be important enough to be included in this review. Coverage is limited to the most significant papers representative of the current practice and significant advances in the field of TLC, with specific sections on history and literature, fundamental studies, methodology, equipment, and instrumentation. TLC continues to feature a broad range of applications, such as product development, quality control, process monitoring, medical, and environmental protection, but because of a prescribed limitation of approximately 200 references, there are no sections covering applications to particular compound classes, as in my reviews published prior to 2002. However, applications to specific compounds of many types are cited throughout the review, especially in the Quantitative Analysis section.