Raffaele Piria
Raffaele Piria, an Italian chemist from Scilla, lived in Palmi, who converted the substance Salicin into a sugar and a second component, which on oxidation becomes salicylic acid, a major component of the analgesic drug Aspirin. Other reactions discovered by Piria were the conversion of aspartic acid to malic acid by action of nitrogen dioxide, and the reaction of aromatic nitro compounds with sulfite towards aminosulfonic acids.
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Date of Birth
August 20th, 1814
Age
211
Birth Place
Italy, Calabria
Date of Death
July 18th, 1865
Died Aged
50
Star Sign
Leo
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