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Columns for USP Specifications

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Merck offers a comprehensive range of high-quality HPLC columns. Among these are a wide selection of columns that meet USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) specifications. The L nomenclature was introduced by the USP to designate column types for high-performance liquid chromatography. To help you select the appropriate HPLC column for your application, the table below describes various L columns as well as the corresponding HPLC columns available from Merck.

USP
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Columns
L1 Octadecly silane (ODS or C18) chemically bonded to porous silica or ceramic particles, 1.5 to 10 µm in diameter Chromolith® RP-18 Endcapped
LiChrosorb® RP-18 (5 µm)
LiChrosorb® RP-18 (10 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-18 (5 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-18 (10 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-18 Endcapped (5 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-18 Endcapped (10 µm)
Purospher® RP-18 (5 µm)
Purospher® RP-18 Endcapped (5 µm)
Purospher® STAR RP-18 Endcapped (3 µm)
Purospher® STAR RP-18 Endcapped (5 µm)
Superspher® RP-18 Endcapped (4 µm)
Superspher® RP-18 (4 µm)
L3 Porous silica particles, 1.5 to 10 µm in diameter Chromolith® Si
LiChrosorb® Si 60 (5 µm)
LiChrospher® Si 100
LiChrospher® Si 60 (10 µm)
LiChrospher® Si 60 (5 µm)
Purospher® STAR Si (5 µm)
Superspher® Si 60 (4 µm)
L7 Octyl silane (C8) chemically bonded to porous silica particles, 1.5 to 10 µm in diameter Chromolith® RP-8 Endcapped
LiChrosorb® RP-8 (5 µm)
LiChrosorb® RP-8 (10 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-8 (5 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-8 (10 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-8 endcapped (5 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-Select B (5 µm)
LiChrospher® RP-Select B (10 µm)
Purospher® STAR RP-8 Endcapped (3 µm)
Purospher® STAR RP-8 Endcapped (5 µm)
Superspher® 60 RP-8 (4 µm)
Superspher® 60 RP-8 Endcapped (4 µm)
Superspher® 60 RP-Select B (4 µm)
L8 An essentially monomolecular layer of aminopropylsilane (NH2) chemically bonded to totally porous silica gel support, 3 to 10 µm in diameter LiChrospher® NH2 (10 µm)
Purospher® STAR NH2 (5 µm)
L10 Nitrile groups (CN) chemically bonded to porous silica particles, 3 to 10 µm in diameter LiChrospher® CN (10 µm)
LiChrospher® CN (5 µm)
L20 Dihydroxypropane groups chemically bonded to porous silica particles, 3 to 10 µm in diameter LiChrospher® Diol (5 µm)
LiChrosorb® Diol (5 µm)  
L29 Gamma alumina, reversed-phase, low carbon percentage by weight alumina-based polybutadiene spherical particles, 5 µm in diameter with a pore diameter of 80Å Aluspher® RP-select B
L45 Beta cyclodextrin bonded to porous silica particles, 5 to 10 µm in diameter ChiraDex® (5 µm)
 
 
 
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