The Purity Number That Told Only Half the Story: Why Chromatography Peaks, Molecular Identity and Missing Measurements Can Mislead Laboratory Research

The Purity Number That Told Only Half the Story: Why Chromatography Peaks, Molecular Identity and Missing Measurements Can Mislead Laboratory Research

A laboratory report can display a single dominant chromatographic peak and a purity figure above 99 percent, yet still leave basic questions unanswered. Is the dominant component the expected molecule? How much of that molecule is present?