Abstract
Mauveine samples stored in museums in Sudbury, Bradford and Manchester are similar and are shown to be rich in mauveine A and mauveine B by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. By varying the aromatic amine composition of W.H. Perkin's 1856 patented method of mauveine synthesis, it is shown that they were not made by this method as W.H. Perkin disclosed it. An explanation for this is described.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 441-447 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Research |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 4 Aug 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
Bibliographical note
We are grateful to Brent Museum and Archives and the Bradford Colour Experience Museum for samples of 19th century mauveine.Keywords
- mauve
- mauveine
- Sudbury
- Bradford