Etymology

Wurster's blue

Today it means: N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine, an easily oxidized phenylenediamine whose radical cation is a characteristic blue-violet colour. Full definition →

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The story

Discovered by the German chemist Casimir Wurster (1854–1913).

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