HIST 20 |
| A biographical sketch of Stefan Goldschmidt, the discoverer of the persistent radical DPPH, will be presented. The chemistry of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, its derivatives, crystal structure, solvent complexes, and practical applications will be reviewed. A possible mode of thermal decomposition of DPPH will be suggested. |
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Landmark Stable Free Radicals of the 20th Century
8:30 AM-12:05 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency McCormick -- 20C, Oral
Division of the History of Chemistry |