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History:
John Kidd, is the reason why we have such an invention. John enrolled in Westminster in 1793 as the Scholar of the House. After that, he studied medicine with Sir Astley Cooper in Guy's Hospital in 1801. After all that, Mr.Kidd began to lecture chemistry. Unfortunately being subjected to public criticism by Brande, known as the secretary of the Royal Society, which happened in 1818. After that, John became Lee's reader in Anatomy in 1816. Not to soon after that, he became the Professor of Medicine in 1822 (University Of Oxford 2015). John Kidd passed away on September 17th, 1851. Without Mr.Kidd, what is now is known as 1,4 Dichlorobenzene would not be discovered.
John first described the substance’s physical and chemical properties as well as the means of its production. Which then, he eventually came out with its name. Going further into his research, he finally recognized dichlorobenzene as a moth repellent. He made this discovery in 1821. But you cannot forget the fact that mothballs have one of the three isomeric organohalogen compounds. 1.4- to be specific, which was founded in 1864. Whereas for the other two (1,2- & 1,3-) were not founded until around 1875. (University Of Oxford, 2015)
John first described the substance’s physical and chemical properties as well as the means of its production. Which then, he eventually came out with its name. Going further into his research, he finally recognized dichlorobenzene as a moth repellent. He made this discovery in 1821. But you cannot forget the fact that mothballs have one of the three isomeric organohalogen compounds. 1.4- to be specific, which was founded in 1864. Whereas for the other two (1,2- & 1,3-) were not founded until around 1875. (University Of Oxford, 2015)