Organic chemistry in the eyes of society by https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t Farah Hesham en-us 2020-05-19 05:11:25 UTC 2023-04-18 16:09:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/588204116/34f87449053fa1c025b127e7636146ac/87e0f9f3d0f7fb0282abe656fd7aeaae.jpeg Felix Hoffman faraheshaamm https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581549402 In 1897, in a two-week period while working at Bayer,. The German chemist Felix Hoffmann famously synthesized two drugs: aspirin, one of the most widely beneficial drugs ever, and heroin, one of the most harmful of illegal substances.]]> 2020-05-19 05:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581549402 William Henry Perkin faraheshaamm https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581556748 With the accidental discovery in 1856 of the first synthetic dye, mauve, The british chemist introduced a new era in the chemical industry.
While attempting to produce quinine, William Henry Perkin serendipitously synthesized mauve, the earliest synthetic dye. Perkin’s discovery formed the basis for a new chemical industry and eventually for the pharmaceutical industry as well.]]> 2020-05-19 05:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581556748 ASPIRIN faraheshaamm https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581568631 Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is a medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation.
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C21H23NO5]]> 2020-05-19 05:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581576812 Synthetic Dyes : Mauveine faraheshaamm https://padlet.com/faraheshaamm/e43a9y4876wi3r7t/wish/581585311 Mauveine, the first synthetic organic dye, was accidentally synthesized by W. H. Perkin (age 18 at the time) in 1856 while he was attempting to make quinine.
mauveine was soon used to dye silk and other textiles


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