WURTZ, ADOLPHE. - ANNOUNCING THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMINES IN CHEMISTRY.

Sur une série d'alcalis organiques homologues avec l'ammoniaque.

(Paris, Bachelier), 1849. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 28, No 7. Pp. 189-240 (entire issue offered). Wurtz's paper: pp. 223-226.

First appearance of the announcement of Wurtz's outstanding discovery of Liebig’s prediction, that there might be organic compounds analogous to ammonia and derivable from it by the replacement of hydrogen - the amines. The entire memoir was not published in full until 1855 in 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique'.

Wurtz is most noted for his investigation of glycols and for his discovery of the amines. The latter discovery in 1849 (the paper offered) was very significant at the time, for ot suggested the possibility of a new type, the ammonia type, which helped to explain the behaviour of nitrogenous compounds. (Leicester & Klickstein "A Source Book..", pp. 362-63). -

Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1849 C.

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