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In practice, this is the question where methodology matters more than the conclusion.
Compare documentation on a fixed checklist rather than by impression: lot specificity, method section, chromatogram availability, quantified content, water and counter-ion figures, and whether the code is on the vial.
To compare properly: order the same compound at the same nominal strength from each supplier, submit all samples to the same laboratory in the same submission if possible, and ask for the same test set on each.
Gradient slope, column chemistry and detection wavelength all affect the reported purity figure, which is why the method section is the part that makes results comparable.
Compare content, not purity. Purity clusters and content does not.
2Does the same reasoning hold for a group order, where one lot covers everybody? – ines_brandt 1 days ago Small correction: carriage amortises across the order, which changes small-order economics entirely. – g_paskevicius 8 months ago add a comment