Mauveine – A Chemical Icon

Mauveine – A Chemical Icon

If you want to see mauveine, the first commercial synthetic chemical dye, look for Victorian lilac postage stamps

Synthesis of Carolacton

Synthesis of Carolacton

A synthetic route for carolacton, a compound active against a bacterium that causes tooth decay, has been developed

Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2

Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2

When scurvy was identified as a form of malnutrition, an exciting race for the isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of vitamin C started