The synthesis and characteristics of a new resin containing an amide fnctional group are described. The resin selectively retains uranium, thorium and zirconium from aqueous perhlorate solutions, and also strongly retains the noble metals fro aqueous or methanolic hydrochloric acid solutions. Unlike conventional anion-exchange resins, the platilnum-group metals and gold can be asil eluted with hydrochloric acid solutions containing sodium perchlorate and acetone, respectively. The chromatographic separation of thorium, uranium and zirconium, as well as that of some of the noble metals, has been demonstrated by using continuous spectrophotometric detection. © 1979.