The purified .omicron.-iodobenzoic acid-$^{131}$ I, sodium iodide-$^{131}$I and mixtures of those compounds were applied to radio paper or radio thin layer chromatography to select the developing solvents with useful separation efficiency. The separation efficiencies were checked by radiochromatogram sacnnings. It has been found that the two dimensional radio paper chromatogrphy using the solvent systems of 8% phenol and butanol-glacial acid-water (4:1:1 v/v) and the radio thin layer chromatography using alumina gel plate and butanol- glacial acetic acid- water (4:1:1 v/v) are both efficient. In this method, the Rf value of .omicron.-iodobenzoic acid-$^{131}$ I and the unbound $^{131}$ I is 0.48, 0.85 and 0.15, respectively.