Solute capacity factors in pure water, log k,,,,, determined by the new method based on Ogcik's equation, are proposed as descriptors of the biological activity of some benzamides. Values of log k,,,, determined by the new method and by parabolic extrapolation were compared with the minimum inhibitory concentration (M/C) of the compounds against six different dermatophytes, and correlations bel',,veen log k,,,, and log (1//VIIC) values of the same substances were analysed. For all the dermatophytes and all the compounds very good hnear correlations were obtained for retention factors determined by the method proposed in this study.