Georges-Simon Serullas


Georges-Simon Serullas was a professor of pharmacy notable for being the first to publish a work on Iodoform, an early antiseptic and disinfectant.

Biography

He was a professor and head pharmacist at the hospital of Val-de-Grâce; professor of chemistry at the Jardin des Plantes, and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
He was one of the first researchers to draw attention to the haloform reaction. In 1822, Serullas added potassium metal to a solution of iodine in ethanol and water to form potassium formate and iodoform, called in the language of that time hydroiodide of carbon, and used as an antiseptic.
He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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