100th Anniversary: Death of Philippe Barbier
French organic chemist known as a pioneer of organometallic chemistry
Discussing Chemistry with Friends in Europe
8th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC8) brought scientists from Europe and around the world to Lisbon, Portugal
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 5
Solving the case of the discovery of Prussian blue
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Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 4
How was Prussian blue really discovered—with luck or a stroke of genius?
125th Birthday: Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel Laureate developed a method for vitamin C synthesis and isolated cortisone
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 3
Who leaked the secret recipe for Prussian blue?
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The First Female Chemist at BASF
Lili Wachenheim (1893 – 1989) was the first female chemist to do research in a BASF laboratory
Tracing Local Glass Recycling in First-Millennium Spain
Rare alkali elements as markers of secondary glass processing and recycling
125th Birthday: Georg Wittig
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry well-known for the Wittig reaction
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Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 2
How Johann Konrad Dippel almost ruined the Prussian blue business
August Beer (1825 – 1863)
German researcher well-known for his contributions to the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law
Prussian Blue: Discovery and Betrayal – Part 1
Around 1700, Berlin was a colorful center of innovation – a scene that led to the discovery of the century: Prussian blue
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Re-Designed ChemistryViews
The tried-and-true content remains the same, but the look and feel and underlying architecture have been thoroughly revamped
150th Birthday: Georges Urbain
French chemist discovered the element lutetium