“…The solvation parameter model in a form suitable for characterizing the solvation properties of stationary phases in gas chromatography is set out below [8,9] log k = c +/L + eE + sS + aA + bB (1) where k is the retention factor, c the model constant (which is dominated by the phase ratio), the lower case letters (l, e, s, a, b) are the system constants representing the stationary phase contribution to intermolecular interactions, and the capital letters (L, E, S, A, B) are the solute descriptors for the complementary interactions with the system constants of the stationary phase. Equation (1) has been written with the recent symbol set suggested by Abraham [13,14] to simplify model representation. No changes are implied in the interpretation of the model.…”