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Purification techniques are essential in medicine and manufacturing to remove unwanted impurities from organic compounds. A variety of purification methods exist that exploit differences in physical properties like polarity, solubility, size, and charge. Proper purification is necessary before qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds can be done, and is also important for drug discovery and synthesis of new molecules. Choosing the right purification technique depends on the nature and properties of the compound and impurities present. Overall, purification procedures are a fundamental part of organic chemistry and producing pure products.

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Purification techniques are essential in medicine and manufacturing to remove unwanted impurities from organic compounds. A variety of purification methods exist that exploit differences in physical properties like polarity, solubility, size, and charge. Proper purification is necessary before qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds can be done, and is also important for drug discovery and synthesis of new molecules. Choosing the right purification technique depends on the nature and properties of the compound and impurities present. Overall, purification procedures are a fundamental part of organic chemistry and producing pure products.

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Cagatan, Jay Marie B.

September 11, 2020

Essay. Write an essay on the significance of purification techniques/processes in medicine and


manufacturing. Refer to the rubric below for scoring.

PM1 REFLECTION CONTENT

Organic compounds when isolated from natural sources or prepared by organic


reactions are seldom pure, they are usually contaminated with small amounts of other
compounds which are produced along with the desired product. Before carrying out the
qualitative and quantitative analysis of the organic compounds, in order to characterise them, it is
very important of purify them.
Purification is the main basis for synthesis of new molecules and drug discovery and
sometimes we got to use proper techniques for separa
tion and purification so that we can get pure drug. If we go to the word purification techniques,
one sees that typically made up of purification and techniques. Purifying implies cleaning or
removing something that is undesirable, in the event that you see at filtering water, for example,
removing unwanted substances or particles from water. Separations and purifications also
discover their places in pharmaceutical and the sciences. The filtration of natural compounds is
fundamental, in spite of the fact that complex step after its extraction from a characteristic source
or synthesis. The method of purification of the organic compound depends primarily on the
nature of the compound and the impurities present. There are different types of purifications such
as Sublimation, Crystallisation, Distillation, Differential Extraction, Chromatography, and many
others, however, it depends upon the nature of substance whether solid or liquid. It moreover
depends on the sort of impurities present in it. Each different types of purifications is important
in any ways because, organic compounds made in the laboratory contains impurities, and these
impurities might affect certain pharmaceuticals. The purification procedure reduces the
concentration of contaminants such as suspended particles, parasites, bacteria, algae, viruses, and
fungi.

Remember that separation and purification techniques exploit physical properties of


compounds, such as polarity, solubility, size and shape, and charge, to obtain a purified product.
These properties can be traced back to intermolecular forces or properties of the molecules
themselves. Having a variety of tools and methods to separate and collect a purified product is
essential in practical Organic Chemistry, and choosing the proper techniques often requires
knowledge and consideration of the desired product.
References:
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Book
%3A_Basic_Principles_of_Organic_Chemistry_(Roberts_and_Caserio)/
09%3A_Separation_Purification__Identification_of_Organic_Compounds
https://byjus.com/jee/purification-of-organic-compounds/

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