Nitrous or nitric? Same difference. Molecular formulas in the 1840s

被引：3

作者：

Alston, Theodore A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesia & Crit Care, Boston, MA 02114 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA | 2007年 / 19卷 / 02期

关键词：

chloroform; J Dalton; JBA Dumas; nitrous oxide; JY Simpson;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.08.009

中图分类号：

R614 [麻醉学];

学科分类号：

100217 [麻醉学];

摘要：

The molecular formulas given by James Y. Simpson for nitrous oxide, diethyl ether, and chloroform are difficult to interpret today. The organic formulas are "incorrect" today because Jean Dumas (the influential chemist who was one of the discoverers of chloroform) used John Dalton's presumption of molecular simplicity. That is, water was long presumed to be HO. The nitrous oxide formula was incorrect owing to confusion with Dalton's nitrous gas, now termed nitric oxide. The Simpson formulas illustrate that inhaled anesthesia arrived at the time of a cusp in the history of chemistry. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：159 / 161

页数：3

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