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. 2022 Nov 27;18(12):97. doi: 10.1007/s11306-022-01956-x

Table 1.

Common LC solvents and their abbreviations

Name ChEBI ID Formula Abbreviation(s)
Acetone CHEBI:15347 C3H6O ACE
Acetonitrile CHEBI:38472 C2H3N ACN, MeCN
1-Butanol CHEBI:28885 C4H10O nBuOH, BuOH
Chloroform CHEBI:35255 CHCl3 CHCl3
Cyclohexane CHEBI:29005 C6H12 Cy, Cyhex
Dimethyl formamide CHEBI:17741 C3H7NO DMF
Dimethylsulfoxide CHEBI:28262 C2H6OS DMSO
1,4-Dioxane CHEBI:47032 C4H8O2
Ethyl acetate CHEBI:27750 C4H8O2 EtOAc
n-Heptane CHEBI:43098 C7H16
n-Hexane CHEBI:29021 C6H14
Isooctane CHEBI:62805 C8H18
Methanol CHEBI:17790 CH4O MeOH
Methyl-tert-butyl ether CHEBI:27642 C5H12O MTBE
Methylethyl ketone CHEBI:28398 C4H8O
Dichloromethane CHEBI:15767 CH2Cl2 DCM
2-Propanol CHEBI:17824 C3H8O iPrOH
1-Propanol CHEBI:28831 C3H8O nPrOH
Tetrahydrofuran CHEBI:26911 C4H8O THF
Toluene CHEBI:17578 C7H8
Water CHEBI:15377 H2O H2O