MARIE-VICTOR ERNEST BAUDRIMONT

Abstract

Ernest Baudrimont (1821-1885) was a French chemist that carried a detailed study of the derivatives of sulfur and phosphorus, the treatment of cholera and diabetes, the origin of mineral waters, and certain organic chemistry reactions. He demonstrated that soft sulfur was different from ordinary sulfur, he synthesized what he believed was carbon monosulfide, CS; he achieved the synthesis of many dialkyl sulfides starting from ethyl iodide instead of ethyl chloride and found that sulfur chloride reacted only and easily with metals forming volatile chlorides. He also demonstrated that succinite (pale amber) contained sulfur. He studied the reaction of phosphorus pentachloride with 25 elements, characterized the products and their properties, prepared phosphorus chloro and bromosulfides, as well as white phosphorus. He developed various potions for the prevention and treatment of cholera and studied the possibility of using yeast for the treatment of the effects of diabetes.