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Ann. de Chimie. Phys., 1827. - Paris : Impr. C. Thuau, 1827, 8 pp., Rückenbroschur; mit eigenhändiger Widmung des Verfassers. Rare Offprint! Georges-Simon Serullas (1774-1832) professor of pharmacy notable for being the first to publish a work on Iodoform, an early antiseptic and disinfectant. 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. His studies on chlorates, iodine and bromine earned him the respect of his peers. He never gave up on any experiment, no matter how dangerous. We know from his friend and biographer Lodibert that he sometimes had "his hands burnt, his clothes lacerated, his face furrowed by streams of fire, whirlwinds of flame, splinters from his broken instruments".