4. Fractionation with an Ion-paring Reagent
Separations of highly polar compounds generally require ion-paring reagents in reversed-phase mode. Typical ionpairing reagents are unsuitable for preparative HPLC because these reagents are non-volatile and desalting is necessary for the fractions.
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