1884 ⟶ Emil Fischer Begins Analysis of Sugar Compositions

Emil Fischer began his detailed analysis of the compositions...

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1865

1884

1907

🟦 Baeyer Begins Work on Indigo Dye

Adolf von Baeyer begins work on indigo dye, a milestone in modern industrial organic chemistry which revolutionizes the dye industry.⟶

ChemistryOrganic ChemistryBaeyerDyesIndustrial Chemistry19th CenturyColorChemical Synthesis

Germany

🧪 Emil Fischer Begins Analysis of Sugar Compositions

Emil Fischer began his detailed analysis of the compositions and structures of sugars.⟶

ChemistryOrganic ChemistryBiochemistrySugarsCarbohydratesEmil FischerStructural Chemistry19th Century

Germany

🧬 Hermann Emil Fischer Proposes Purine Structure and Studies Sugars

Hermann Emil Fischer proposes structure of purine, a key structure in many biomolecules, which he later synthesized in 1898. Also begins work on the chemistry of glucose and related sugars.⟶

ChemistryOrganic ChemistryBiochemistryPurinesSugarsHermann Emil FischerMolecular Structure19th Century

Germany

⚖️ Henry Louis Le Chatelier Develops Le Chatelier's Principle

Henry Louis Le Chatelier develops Le Chatelier's principle, which explains the response of dynamic chemical equilibria to external stresses.⟶

ChemistryPhysical ChemistryChemical EquilibriumThermodynamicsLe Chatelier's PrincipleHenry Louis Le Chatelier19th Century

France

🔬 Fischer Synthesizes Peptide Amino Acid Chains

Hermann Emil Fischer artificially synthesized peptide amino acid chains and thereby shows that amino acids in proteins are connected by amino group-acid group bonds.⟶

BiochemistryOrganic ChemistryHermann Emil FischerProteinsAmino AcidsPeptidesSynthesisEarly 20th Century

Germany