It is well known that some of biologically active compounds are chiral molecules. Natural monosaccarides are applicable as chiral precursors. D-arabinose is an appropriate chiral precursor in the synthesis of very important biomolecules such as biotin and its analogues and feromon )-exobrevicomin. Acyclic poly functional D- arabinose derivatives are intermediates in the synthesis of the former biomolecules. This paper deals with the retention behaviour and retention mechanism of acyclic poly functional D-arabinose derivatives. The tested compounds have been chromato graphed on silica gel thin layer using binary organic mobile phases with a different polarity. With increasing polarity of the eluent polar components the solute retention is decreasing. The linear relationship is obtained between the values of retention constant, RM' and the logarithm of the mobile phase polar component volume fraction for all solutes tested and eluents used.