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   Historical Context and Early Synthesis
   The concept of a definitive chemical product arose concurrently with alchemical investigations into transmutation. Early alchemists often viewed the final material obtained (e.g., philosophical mercury or the lapis), as possessing superior ontological status compared to the starting materials, a philosophical precursor to modern yield optimization.
   The standardization of [chemical p…