IDENTIFICATION OF TWO MOST USED ANALGESIC MEDICATIONS IN NO MEXICO, THROUGH REASONS OF IDENTIFICATION AND FINE LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.3173342326099

• Palavras-chave: ANALGESICS, GROUP TESTS, THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY, CHEMICAL OLYMPIAD

• Keywords: ANALGESICS, GROUP TESTS, THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY, CHEMICAL OLYMPIAD

• Abstract:

  Within the Science Olympics Program, organized by the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the UNAM Chemistry Faculty, it was carried out at the XI National Chemistry Olympiad. Within two tests carried out by some of the middle school students, an experiment was carried out that did not identify by means of tests of three raw compounds, unknown by them and that they were acetylsalicylic acid, or paracetamol and caffeine. Once these composts have been identified, they can be deduced through an analysis by Fine Litter Chromatography, which are two problematic sources that are shown, being one of the Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) or Panadol (paracetamol). Another example could be Cafiaspirin (acetylsalicylic acid + caffeine) or Saridon (paracetamol + caffeine). The results obtained were very satisfactory.