We studied the use of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as a non-toxic, aprotic modifier for hydrophilic liquid interaction chromatography (HILIC) and normal-phase (LC). A comparison ethyl acetate (EA) DMC organic mobile-phase modifiers in hexane LC phthalates was conducted with silica column showed that retention factors (k) at same percentage were about factor two greater DMC. Detection 215 nm, possib...