Chromatography — reversed-phase HPLC separation
The full flow path of an RP-HPLC run: degassed aqueous/acetonitrile gradient, autosampler, guard cartridge and thermostatted C18 column into a diode-array detector — with retention factor, plate count and the Rs ≥ 1.5 acceptance rule.
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