Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), popularly speaking, are the raw materials of medicines, only pharmaceutical raw materials are processed into pharmaceutical preparations , can they become medicines available for clinical use, so drugs we usually eat are the finished drugs through processing. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients based on its sources can be divided into two major categories ,including chemical synthetic drugs and natural chemical drugs. Chemical synthetic drugs can be divided into organic synthetic drugs and inorganic synthetic drugs. Inorganic synthetic drugs are inorganic compounds ( very few is element), such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium trisilicate which are used for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers ; organic synthetic drugs are mainly composed of drugs made by basic organic chemical raw materials, through a series of organic chemical reactions (such as aspirin, chloramphenicol, caffeine, etc.). Natural chemical drugs ,based on its sources,can be divided into two categories including biochemical drugs and plant chemical drugs. Antibiotics are generally made by the microbial fermentation, which belongs to the biochemistry category. A variety of semi-synthetic antibiotics occurs in recent years,which are biosynthesis and chemical synthesis combining products.Among active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, the organic synthetic drugs varieties, yields and values have the largest proportion,which are the main pillars of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The quality of active Pharmaceutical Ingredients decides whether the formulation is good or bad , so its quality standards are very strict ,countries in the world have developed national pharmacopoeia standards and strict quality control methods for its widely used active Pharmaceutical ingredients.
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May 22,2026 APIMolecular structure and Synthesis of Copper(I) cyanide
Copper(I) cyanide is primarily used as a basic raw material in fine chemical production. It can be used in electroplating of copper and its alloys.
May 22,2026 APIAluminum Chloride (AlCl3): Lewis Point Structure and Hybrid Structure
Aluminum chloride, commonly referred to as AlCl3, plays a vital role in industrial catalysis, organic synthesis, and chemical research due to its unique structure and bonding properties.
May 21,2026 APIDetection method and Synthesis of 2,2':5',2''-TERTHIOPHENE
2,2':5',2''-TERTHIOPHENE serves as an important upstream raw material or intermediate for the synthesis of other thiophene derivatives.
May 21,2026 APIPreparation and Laboratory uses of Silver tetrafluoroborate
Silver tetrafluoroborate is a very strong Lewis acid catalyst. It exhibits a high affinity for organic halides and can be used in various organic reactions.
May 21,2026 APIPreparation Method and Chemical Applications of Sodium tetraphenylboron
Sodium tetraphenylboron is slightly hygroscopic. It gradually decomposes and turns turbid in aqueous solution (whereas the solid form is relatively stable).
May 21,2026 APIBiological Activity of 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid is a compound found in olive oil and beer. It can be used in the synthesis of the pharmaceutical molecule atenolol.
May 21,2026 APISynthesis and Coupling Reactions of 4-Bromotoluene
4-Bromotoluene is an organic synthesis raw material widely used in the fuel and pharmaceutical synthesis industries.
May 21,2026 APIHistory and Chemical Applications of 2,3-Butanediol
2,3-Butanediol commonly exists in three stereoisomeric forms: chiral pairs and meso isomers. In the field of chemical production.
May 21,2026 APIThermal stability and Synthesis of Tetrahydroxydiboron
Researchers investigated the thermal stability of tetrahydroxydiboron using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC).
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