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Rf is a value that is usually seen in chromatography (such as thin-layer chromatography, or TLC). It is a measure of how far the compound has traveled along the stationary phase. This distance is affected by the compounds affinity to the stationary phase (the TLC plate) and its affinity to the mobile phase (the solvent). Generally this directly relates to the polarity of the compound, but other factors may influence this.

Since similar compounds (in structure) also have similar dipole moments (polarity), similar compounds will typically have similar Rf values. However, there are exceptions and compounds that have different functional groups can end up having similar polarities and thus similar Rf values. TLC is usually used as an initial measure of identification. If the Rf of the reference matches the Rf of the unknown, it is likely the compounds are the same, but further investigation with other analytical techniques is necessary to confirm this.

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