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1. Friedrich Wohler

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   | Boron ($\text{B}$) | 1824 | Reduction of boric acid |
   Wöhler’s isolation of elemental Aluminum was particularly significant. At the time, aluminum was known only as a rare, expensive component of certain minerals, and isolating it proved extremely difficult due to its high chemical affinity. Wöhler achieved this by reacting molten aluminum chloride with molten potassium metal.
   Discovery of Intermetallic Compounds