1994 Volume 42 Issue 7 Pages 1525-1527
Micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was used to measure hydrophobicity of 18 aromatic compounds. The capacity factors, which are proportional to the micelle-water distribution coefficients, were closely correlated with the octanol-water partition coefficients. The addition of Brij 35 to the charged micelle was effective in improving the correlation because the surface charges of the micelle were shielded.