Chemist credited by reviews with first synthesising cisplatin in 1844
Michele Peyrone
Reviews credit him with the first synthesis of cisplatin in 1844, long before its antitumour activity was recognised. The compound was formerly known as Peyrone's salt, according to one review.
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