1933 ⟶ Reichstein Synthesizes Vitamin C

Tadeus Reichstein artificially synthesized vitamin C; first ...
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🧪 Friedrich Woehler Synthesizes Urea

Friedrich Woehler synthesized urea; first synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic starting materials.⟶
Friedrich Woehler Synthesizes Urea (1828)
ChemistryOrganic chemistryUreaChemical synthesisVitalism19th centuryWoehler
GermanyGermany

🔬 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.⟶
Fischer Synthesizes Peptide Amino Acid Chains (1907)
BiochemistryOrganic ChemistryHermann Emil FischerProteinsAmino AcidsPeptidesSynthesisEarly 20th Century
GermanyGermany

💊 Reichstein Synthesizes Vitamin C

Tadeus Reichstein artificially synthesized vitamin C; first vitamin synthesis.⟶
Reichstein Synthesizes Vitamin C (1933)
Organic ChemistryVitamin CReichsteinVitamin SynthesisBiochemistryNutritional SciencePharmaceuticals20th Century Chemistry
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

💊 Synthesis of Vitamin B12

Albert Eschenmoser and Robert Woodward synthesized vitamin B12.⟶
Synthesis of Vitamin B12 (1972)
ChemistryOrganic ChemistryVitamin B12SynthesisAlbert EschenmoserRobert WoodwardComplex Molecule1970s
SwitzerlandSwitzerland