CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Constantin Fahlberg, Ira Remsen, Saccharin

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: David Noble Harpp

Document Summary

Video 1: sugar by itself has concerns with the overuse, can cause tooth decay. More sugar, more chances: can cause obesity, non-nutritive sweeteners, the u. s. consumers half of all the non-nutritive sweeteners in the world, saccharin 1878. Brought his hand to his face and noticed a sweet taste. Looked around to see what he was working with and it was saccharin. Published a number of articles with the synthesis of saccharin. Was produced in germany: in 1901 john francis queeny brought in saccharin from germany for his company. Used her last name for the name of company: saccharin. It is never used by itself, other compounds added to reduce the bitterness. Video 2: safety aspects related to saccharin, studies have shown an increase incidence of bladder cancer among male rats fed high lifetime amounts of saccharin and whose parents had also been fed high lifetime amounts of saccharin.