which compound do you predict will be more polar, the starting material or the product? on a tlc plate, will the more polar substance show up lower or higher than more nonpolar substance?



Answer :

The compound with lower Rf value will be more polar.

When comparing two different compounds under the same conditions, the compound with the larger Rf value is less polar, because they will have weaker affinity for the polar solid base.

More polar substance will show up higher on a TLC plate, as the TLC plate is composed of silica gel which is a good adsorbent.

Silica gel is a polar compound.

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