Perkin Transactions is a
scientific journal devoted to
organic chemistry
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published from 1997 to 2002 by the
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Instit ...
. It was split into ''Perkin Transactions I'' and ''Perkin Transactions II''. The predecessor journals published by the
Chemical Society
The Chemical Society was a scientific society formed in 1841 (then named the Chemical Society of London) by 77 scientists as a result of increased interest in scientific matters. Chemist Robert Warington was the driving force behind its creation.
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before the merger of that Society with other Societies to form the Royal Society of Chemistry were the ''
Journal of the Chemical Society
The ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' was a scientific journal established by the Chemical Society in 1849 as the ''Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society''. The first editor was Edmund Ronalds. The journal underwent several renamings, spli ...
, Perkin Transactions 1'' and ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2'' (1972-1996). They were replaced by ''
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
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''. The name honours the chemist
Arthur George Perkin
Arthur George Perkin DSc FRS FRSE (1861–1937) was an English chemist and Professor of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing at the University of Leeds.
Life
Perkin was the second son of Sir William Henry Perkin FRS, who founded the aniline dye indu ...
.
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List of scientific journals in chemistry
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Royal Society of Chemistry
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Website for Perkin 1*
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