The methods which are generally employed for the purification of organic compounds are :Crystallization,Sublimation,Distillation,Fractional Distillation,Distillation under reduced pressure,Steam Distillation,Azeotrophic distillation,Differential extraction,Chromotography.
Distillation process can be applied only if the liquid and the impurity differ in their boiling points by 30 to 50K. For example: Ether and toluene,benzene and aniline etc.