Natural principles have intrigued humans since the very beginning of history. Most of these substances entered everyday life culture by trial an error and become popular without any knowledge of their properties, constitution, and limitation. They found use as foodstuff, medicines, poisons, weapons, religious and magic rituals, dyes, arts, technology, etc. Philippe Barbier (1848-1922) (For biographical details, vide Appendix), a French chemist and pharmacist, is well known for the chemical reaction that carries his name. This fact has probably obscured the extensive work he developed about the detailed knowledge of many valuable plant and inorganic principles, among them safranines, geraniol, rhodinol, citral, limonal, and camphor. He was also the first to use organomagnesium halide reagents in organic synthesis.

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“历史记录：Philippe Barbier及其在19世纪对植物和无机原理的了解”

自从历史开始以来，自然原理就引起了人们的兴趣。这些物质中的大多数通过错误尝试进入了日常生活文化，并在不了解其性质，组成和局限性的情况下流行开来。他们发现它们被用作食品，药品，毒药，武器，宗教和魔术仪式，染料，艺术品，技术等。Philippe Barbier（1848-1922）（有关传记的详细信息，请参见vide附录），法国化学家和药剂师，是众所周知的带有他名字的化学反应。这个事实可能掩盖了他就许多有价值的植物和无机原理的详细知识而开展的大量工作，其中包括藏红花，香叶醇，罗丹诺，柠檬醛，柠檬醛和樟脑。他也是第一个在有机合成中使用有机卤化镁试剂的人。