mauve

Japanese: mauve
mauve

…He was interested in chemical experiments from an early age, and at the age of 15, he studied under AW Hoffmann at the Royal College of Chemistry. His teacher suggested that he synthesize quinine, a specific medicine for malaria, and in 1856, when he oxidized allyl toluidine with dichromate, he accidentally discovered a pigment (mauve) that dyes silk a pale purple. This unexpected discovery marked the beginning of research and development of synthetic dyes and the chemical industry. …

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Japanese:

…幼少より化学実験に興味をもち,15歳で王立化学大学のA.W.ホフマンに師事した。マラリアの特効薬キニーネの合成を師より示唆され,1856年アリルトルイジンを重クロム酸塩で酸化したとき,偶然絹を薄紫色に染める色素(モーブmauve)を発見した。この思いがけない発見が,合成染料の研究開発と化学工業の幕あけとなった。…

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