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Eight molecules that changed the rules of the game: Diethyl Ether

February 20, 2010 – 7:45 pm

With this post I want to start a series about single molecules whose synthesis, discovery, or explanation had such dramatic effects for humanity to produce a complete paradigm shift for daily life or scientific insight. On purpose, I left out the “big ones”: you will not find DNA in this list, nor you will find [...]

By Stefano Borini | Posted in Chemistry | Also tagged | Comments Off