Flash Column Chromatography

Purifies a synthesized compound quickly by pushing it through a silica-packed column under moderate air or gas pressure, resolving it from reaction byproducts.

References

• Still, W.C., Kahn, M., Mitra, A. "Rapid Chromatographic Purification Based on Solvent Polarity. Flash Chromatography." Journal of Organic Chemistry 43, no. 14 (1978): 2923–2925.