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Prediction adsorption coefficients (KOC) for aromatic compounds by HPLC retention factors (K′)

ChemospherePublished 1 January 1996
Hui Hong, Liansheng Wang, Shuokui Han, Gongwei Zou
Citations33
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.90
SNIP1.54

Abstract

The prediction of soil adsorption coefficients (Koc) of substituted aromatic compounds including polar and non-polar chemicals via Reversed-Phased High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) capacity factors (k′) has been studied, including the effect of mobile phase composition and the inclusion of a variable which relates to non-hydrophobic interactions on the correlation between log Koc and log k'. Linear relationships are significantly improved when either the molecular connectivity indices (MCI) relating to non-dispersive intermolecular interactions or the hydrogen-bonding indicator variable is included in the correlation between log Koc and log k'. By using log k'w, a theoretical capacity factor which has been obtained by extrapolation of retention data in a binary solvent system to pure water eluent, the correlation between log Koc and log k'w is better than using log k′.

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ChemistryEnvironmental Science