Reagents & Reactions Known by the Names of Their Authors

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1897. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 2 though larger than usual, was rapidly sold, and also by the numerous reprints. The original list also led to the preparation of new lists, of which might be mentioned the collection of Julien Delaite, Luettich, 1892; that of Alberto Janssen, Florenz, 1894; of Dr. C. Duennenberger, Zuerich, 1894; and of Schueller, Eichstaett, 1894. In none of these collections is any reference made to the original list of Schneider. From a note in Krauch's Pruning der chemischen Reagentien, iii. Auflage, p. 394, in which the work of Dr. Duennenberger and of Ferdinand Jean et G. Mercier, Repertoire des reactifs speciaux, generalement designee sous leurs noms d'auteurs, Paris, 1896, is mentioned without a reference to the collection of Schneider, it seems apparent that the original has been forgotten. The Pharmaceutische Centralhalle has therefore seen fit to publish a revised list based on the original one of 1885, in which the more recent literature is duly considered. The growth of this literature is readily indicated by the fact that the list published in 1885 contained about 200 articles (Dr. Duennenberger's list contains 350), whereas the present list contains over 600 articles and cross references. The author does not even now claim completeness for his list, but hopes that in its new form it may prove a serviceable adjunct both in study and laboratory practice. As far as the selection of material is concerned stress has been laid principally on qualitative reactions. Quantitative tests have been added only in so far as they serve also for qualitative determination. Most of the items belong to the technical, pharmaceutical and physiological branches of chemistry. Of bacteriological reagents only a few of the most important were added. The author has taken special pains to ...