The Dutch Scheikundigen (archaeologists) were a society of six Amsterdammers who performed important chemistry research at the end of the 18th century. Involved
The Dutch scholars were: History and research
At the end of 1789 Deiman and Paets van Troostwijk demonstrated that water is decomposed by means of electricity in hydrogen and oxygen, and that these gases can again form water. A year later (late 1790) Paets of Troostwijk, Deiman and Nieuwland founded the Society of Dutch Scheikundigen, while Bondt joined the Society in 1791. After leaving Nieuwland for Leiden Lauwerenburg took place in 1793, while Vrolik became a member after Bondt's death (1796).
The members of the company did countless tests. They prepared, among other things, in 1794 1,2-dichloroethane from ethylene and chlorine, which was previously named Oil of the Dutch Scholars. Ethylene was then the oil-forming gas (French: gaz oléfiant), whose name is olefins for the olefins.
The Dutch scholars belonged to the first followers of Antoine Lavoisier, whose new chemistry system was the prominent supporters. Through their original research, they contributed to the fall of the then-existing flogist theory in favor of the new oxidation theory. Publications
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