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Letter from Perkin's son, with a sample of dyed silk. Mauveine, also known as aniline purple and Perkin's mauve, was one of the first synthetic dyes. [1] [2] It was discovered serendipitously by William Henry Perkin in 1856 while he was attempting to synthesise the phytochemical quinine for the treatment of malaria. [3]
Sir William Henry Perkin FRS (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) [1] was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline.
William Henry Perkin Jr., FRS FRSE (17 June 1860 – 17 September 1929) was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on ...
The first synthetic dye was William Perkin's mauveine in 1856, derived from coal tar. Alizarin , the red dye present in madder, was the first natural pigment to be duplicated synthetically in 1869, [ 8 ] a development which led to the collapse of the market for naturally grown madder.
World War II pilot and longtime owner of L.P. Athol Corp., Vincent “Bill” J. Purple died in his Petersham home. He was 100.
1856: Sir William Henry Perkin attempts quinine synthesis by oxidation of N-allyltoluidine based on the erroneous idea that two equivalents of this compound with chemical formula C 10 H 13 N plus three equivalents of oxygen yield one equivalent of C 20 H 24 N 2 O 2 (quinine's chemical formula) and one equivalent of water. [3]
"The Alabama Solution" is one of the most powerful exposés of the inhumanity of the American prison system I’ve ever seen. Directed by Andrew Jarecki ("Capturing the Friedmans," "The Jinx") and ...
William Henry Perkins, better known as Moccasin Bill Perkins (1825–1904), hunter, miner, and frontiersman William L. Perkins (died 1957), American architect William T. Perkins Jr. (1947–1967), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient